[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 9984]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




URGING MEMBERS TO ENACT ROBUST ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN THAT PRIORITIZES 
                     THE TAXPAYER AND CREATES JOBS

  (Mr. RYUN of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, our economy needs a boost, and it 
seems that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree on a couple of 
basic points: First, we must do something to stimulate the economy; 
Second, President Bush's tax proposal would create jobs.
  Since we can agree that cutting taxes creates jobs, why would 
Democrats want to slash the proposed economic stimulus in half?
  It is estimated that tax relief would create 700,000 jobs yearly 
throughout the country. In Kansas, this plan would create over 9,000 
jobs per year over the next 5 years. Why do we choose to limit our 
success by cutting these numbers in half?
  Some think the answer to our problem is to make the government a 
little larger. I believe the answer lies in empowering people with 
their own money so they can work, save, and invest in our economy.
  I urge my colleagues to hold the line on spending and to enact a 
robust economic stimulus to prioritize taxpayers and create jobs.

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