[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 132 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         RESTARTING OUR ECONOMY

  (Mr. MORAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, tonight the President will try, once again, 
to restart this economy. But the problem is not with the President or 
his policies. It's here with the House majority who will oppose 
whatever he proposes. They will say that we tried the stimulus and it 
didn't work. But one of the reasons why the economy is slowing down is 
that stimulus dollars are drying up.
  They will say that we need to cut corporate tax rates. But corporate 
after-tax profits are at an all-time high. They will say that we need 
to deregulate the financial markets, but it was that kind of 
deregulation that put us into this mess in the first place.
  What we need is the faith to invest in this country's future. There 
are $2.2 trillion of infrastructure projects that need to be funded. 
Every billion dollars that goes into this country's infrastructure 
creates 47,500 more jobs and, in fact, generates $6.2 billion of 
additional economic activity.
  That's what we need to do. That will work. That will make our country 
stronger, will reduce the deficit and will put people back to work.

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