[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 21826-21827]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR AMERICA

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, over in the Senate, the 
majority leader said of our stimulus package it is not a front-burner 
issue as other legislation is, particularly government spending.
  On behalf of the nearly 7.7 million unemployed Americans, that is 
just plain wrong. These people know that bills do not stop coming just 
because someone stops working. These people need relief and they need 
it now.

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  We need to give our economy a much-needed boost. Giving people the 
kind of economic security with more money will do just that.
  The House-passed tax bill will give the average family of four 
approximately 944 more dollars every year. That is nearly $1,000 to pay 
off credit, school, charity or save for retirement. That is a car 
payment, insurance and gas for a month.
  Tom Daschle was wrong. To the 700,000 who filed for unemployment last 
month alone, economic security is a front-burner issue. I urge the 
Senate majority leader to think about the 7.7 million unemployed and 
make economic security a front-burner issue.

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