[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12623]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            DEMOCRATS OFFER BETTER APPROACH TO JOB CREATION

  (Mr. HOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, as the middle class continues to feel squeezed 
by an economy that is creating few jobs, it is time that President Bush 
and the Republicans here in Congress admit that their economic policies 
are not working.
  Democrats in the House have a plan that will lift the incomes of 
working families and bring the unemployment rate down. Instead, 
Republicans are passing legislation to meet the needs of their 
corporate special interest friends and the wealthy, not ordinary, 
Americans.
  Legislative choices show values. The fact is, Democrats, 
historically, have a better record of creating jobs. After 5 years in 
office, President Bush has yet to create his first net job. At this 
same period, President Clinton had created 11.9 million jobs.
  Oh, you can say the economy is fine, but honesty requires that you 
admit it is fine for the very wealthy.
  You can blame people's problems on economic cycles or terrorist 
attacks or foreign influences, but excuses are not jobs.
  The Democratic approach works and has worked historically.

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