[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13334]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     PRAISE FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JOBS AND GROWTH TAX RELIEF PACKAGE

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise 
the President and my colleagues in Congress for passing tax relief that 
has more Americans working today and taking home even more of their 
hard-earned money.
  The American economy was delivered three very substantial blows with 
the downturn in the global economy, the corporate scandals, and the 
attack of 9-11. We are now on the high-speed highway to recovery.
  America has a broad, deep economy that is rapidly growing. In fact, 
the tax relief we passed has added jobs for the past 9 months, creating 
1.4 million jobs. My State of Florida has seen almost 300,000 new jobs 
since December of 2001. And let me tell the Members, Mr. Speaker, I can 
see the results when I am in my district. There are help wanted signs 
out once again. What a wonderful sight to see.
  The President's Jobs and Growth tax relief package enacted a year ago 
helped drive the strong improvement in our economy. It raised the level 
of economic activity and productivity which will result in higher 
incomes and living standards for all American workers.
  I praise the President and this House for engineering that growth.

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