[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   PASS AN ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, let me associate myself with the comments 
from the gentleman of Texas (Mr. Sam Johnson) urging the Senate to 
bring about an economic stimulus package.
  We passed over 6 weeks ago a very important bill that would bring 
real tax relief to American families. Now, maybe the other Chamber's 
idea of a stimulus is Metamucil, but we need more than a dose of fiber 
to get this economy moving. I urge them based on the numbers we saw 
yesterday, rising unemployment, lower consumer confidence, today's Wall 
Street opening again declining, based on the fact that there is little 
confidence in this economy, we could make a dramatic step forward by 
bringing the House and Senate together and conferencing this very 
important economic stimulus bill, send it to the President for 
signature, and get the economy moving for the holiday season.

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