[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 136 (Wednesday, September 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PRESIDENT'S SCORECARD ON JOBS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, the Nation's 
unemployment rate is a gruesome 9.1 percent. This marks the largest 
period of high unemployment since the Great Depression. More than 14 
million Americans are unemployed. More than 25 million Americans who 
want a full-time job don't have one. In today's Politico, Josh Boak 
reported that ``Long-Term Jobless at 50-year Record.'' The State's 
front page revealed the Nation's poor have swelled to a sad record of 
46.2 million people. The Democrat chairwoman says the President 
``owns'' the economy.
  The President's policies are sadly failing. He's on the wrong track, 
as evidenced in New York. He needs to change course with a bipartisan 
tax cut in the tradition of Presidents Kennedy and Reagan. The 
President's proposal for a second half-trillion dollar stimulus is a 
repeat of failure. Out-of-control borrowing and spending and the failed 
stimulus have aggravated unemployment. Tax increases destroy jobs. 
House Republicans will continue to lead bipartisan efforts of creating 
an environment for job creation that promotes small businesses.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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