[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13922-13923]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC POLICIES AND THE IMPACT ON TEXAS

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak 
about how Texas families and workers are struggling to survive during 
this administration's handling of our economy.
  While Democrats here in the U.S. House of Representatives have been 
fighting to stop the exportation of American jobs and create more jobs 
here at home, the administration has chosen a completely different 
path.

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  In my State of Texas, we have lost over 175,000 manufacturing jobs. 
Health insurance premiums have increased by 65 percent since the 
beginning of the Bush administration. The cost of a college education 
has increased by 28 percent in the State since the beginning of the 
current administration. Household income has decreased by $204 over the 
past 2 years. 808,000 have joined the ranks of the uninsured in Texas 
since the beginning of this administration.
  How long are we going to sit here and just talk about each other 
instead of addressing these issues?
  As the law-making body, Mr. Speaker, of a system created to serve, 
protect and enhance American ideals, liberty and longevity, we must 
rebuild our economy, put families first before corporations and stop 
the rampant outsourcing of our jobs overseas.

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