[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 24 (Monday, February 10, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H1690-H1691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      THE STATUS QUO DESTROYS 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. Mr. Speaker, a weekend editorial by The 
Washington Times stated:

       The unemployment rate fell in January, which ought to be 
     good news. But it isn't. Over the past decade, we have fallen 
     into a strange and puzzling wonderland of opposites, where 
     ``economic recovery'' comes with no growth, and unemployment 
     rates drop when people aren't working.

  The President's misleading message conveys that fewer jobs and 
government dependency is the new status quo, which destroys fulfilling 
lives.
  Last week, a Congressional Budget Office report confirmed what the 
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and House Republicans have been saying for years: ObamaCare is 
destroying and will destroy 2.5 million jobs. 2.5 million fewer 
Americans will be out of work due to the President's health care 
takeover.
  Our economy cannot truly recover unless ObamaCare is repealed. The 
President's Big Government policies are destroying jobs. House 
Republicans have solutions that will put Americans back to work. We 
understand the status quo should be job growth to help our middle class 
families achieve opportunity.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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