[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H4858-H4859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TAX CUTS CREATE 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, last month, I visited 
Dempsey Wood Products in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to get a firsthand 
look at the positive impacts of the tax cuts creating jobs.
  Owner Parker Dempsey explained that they were able to expand their 
business due to the tax cuts. Dempsey Wood Products will be able to 
launch a $15 million project, creating jobs.
  Mr. Dempsey explained that: ``. . . we will have new equipment and 
the best technology. The plan is to get it up and going and start a 
second shift, and probably add another 40 jobs.''
  Since President Donald Trump took office, the economy has created 
nearly

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3 million jobs. The numbers of employed persons are the highest ever in 
the United States. The unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8 percent, 
matching the lowest level in 50 years. African American and Hispanic 
unemployment rates have reached record lows, and the unemployment rate 
for women has fallen to the lowest level since 1953.
  The National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB, small business 
optimism index is at one of the highest levels in 45 years. I 
appreciate the leadership of NFIB Director Ben Homeyer.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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