[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



               URGING ACTION ON 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, another Friday has passed, another week is 
finished in Congress, and we still have no economic stimulus package. 
We need to urge the other Chamber to work with us to try and get 
something that will stimulate this economy.
  Unemployment numbers are rising. GDP numbers released this morning 
were weak. We continue to see problems in the economy. Shopping and 
holiday shopping has dropped dramatically. Tourism in Florida is off 16 
percent.
  How much more information do you need in the other Chamber? I urge 
all parties, Democrats, Republicans and independents, on both sides of 
this Capitol to work together over this weekend and have an economic 
stimulus bill that will actually cause the economy to move forward. We 
hope on our side that at least includes tax relief for hardworking 
families so they will have more money in their pockets to spend in 
their community. But there is no excuse for failing to act. I urge this 
body to move the legislation to the President's desk so we can get the 
next quarter of the economy moving in a positive direction.

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