[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 5]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               ASSISTING RETIREES AND UNEMPLOYED WORKERS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I represent the 18th 
Congressional District in Texas, Houston, Texas, where we have found an 
enormous corporate and human tragedy. But the human tragedy is what I 
speak to today, the greatest tragedy, and that we in Congress have to 
fix the problem. We must help the retirees and employees who have been 
so negatively impacted by this debacle.
  So I hope as we proceed in these hearings, we lay upon the minds and 
hearts of our fellow colleagues in this Congress, help the retirees 
across the Nation who have lost millions of dollars, let us put these 
unemployed workers and their families back on their feet.
  Mr. Speaker, I intend to file legislation today to make sure that we 
prioritize our responsibilities, helping the retirees and helping the 
unemployed workers. I tell you that those in Texas are crying out for 
help and I hope that we will help them.

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