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



      PASSING A RESPONSIBLE STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR AMERICAN WORKERS

  (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my growing concern 
for the decaying state of our Nation's economy. Yesterday, leading 
economists confirmed what 7 million laid-off workers already know: our 
Nation is in a recession for the first time this decade.
  If we are to truly address this country's growing economic crunch, 
any economic stimulus legislation passed by Congress must include more 
than corporate tax breaks for large and already profitable companies.
  A responsible stimulus package that would benefit every American must 
include provisions that will invest in American workers, assist small 
and medium businesses, and foster fiscal responsibility. These ends can 
be achieved by creating a bill that combines tax relief with critical 
funding for ready-to-go construction projects, including airport 
security and school modernization.
  This is the only way to ensure that workers are put to work and 
businesses stay in business.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that this body make a pledge to act responsibly in 
the coming days and work with the Senate to address this Nation's 
difficult economic times, not just to use this recession as an excuse 
for the passage of an even larger number of tax cuts.

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