[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMENDING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORTING WORKING 
                               AMERICANS

  (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Madam Speaker, as required by our Constitution, 
last week President Obama addressed our Nation in his annual State of 
the Union message before a joint session of Congress. President Obama 
outlined his blueprint for an America Built to Last, a plan that begins 
with American manufacturing.
  President Obama noted in his address that the American auto industry 
is back. The President's decision to provide emergency loans to the 
auto industry saved more than 1.4 million American jobs. This decision 
by President Obama also prevented personal income losses over 2 years 
of more than $96 billion and helped make the Big Three automakers--
Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford--all profitable for the first time 
in years.
  After taking office, President Obama signed the Recovery Act to get 
our Nation back to work. As a result, the U.S. has seen 22 consecutive 
months of private sector job growth, adding more than 3.2 million jobs. 
Last year we added the most private sector jobs since 2005.
  Madam Speaker, I commend President Obama for his vision and 
leadership. I commend his bold actions and, most of all, his commitment 
to serving our Nation in these difficult times.

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