[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13846-13847]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           BUSH-GOP ECONOMY HAS FAILED MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, last week's disappointing job creation 
numbers once again highlight that the Bush economic recovery is a 
failure, is really not a recovery at all, and continues to fail 
America's families.
  In June, the Bush economy added only 121,000 jobs. That is less than 
the 150,000 needed just to keep pace with population growth. President 
Bush still

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has the worst jobs record since the Great Depression, creating, on 
average, only 42,000 jobs per month.
  Now, in the meantime, millions of American families are living 
paycheck to paycheck, struggling to make ends meet and going deeper 
into debt. With an economic record like this, you would think 
Washington Republicans would be coming up with some ideas on how to 
improve the economy. But, instead, Republicans say the economy is 
great.
  Now, Democrats know better. We are fighting to expand economic 
opportunity for all by increasing the minimum wage, eliminating tax 
giveaways that encourage companies to move jobs overseas, and giving 
tax breaks to parents and students to better afford a higher education.
  The problem, Mr. Speaker, is that Republicans are content with the 
status quo. Democrats are proposing creative ideas.

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