[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25358]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                      NEWS YOU WILL NOT HEAR ABOUT

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, while watching the nightly news 
last night, I was shocked by the stories being reported or, more 
accurately, by those stories that were not being reported.
  What, you say. Well, during the month of October we added over 50,000 
jobs to our economy. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma wreaked havoc 
in cities across our gulf coast, displacing hundreds of thousands of 
people from their homes and jobs.
  During this time, our economy was still able to continue to grow in 
the face of these tragic events. Our Republican policies worked to 
stimulate the economy. Job creation averaged 194,000 per month for the 
year prior to Hurricane Katrina. Third quarter GDP increased by 3.8 
percent, capping 10 quarters of growth in a row. Yet you would not know 
it unless you searched deep past the front pages of your local papers. 
There have been increases in new and existing home sales, declines in 
unemployment, and increases in business investment. All good news.
  Mr. Speaker, an examination of the facts makes it quite clear. 
Republicans have a plan to reform the Federal Government and increase 
savings for all the American people.

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