[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2486]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    MORE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share more good news with the 
American people about our economy.
  Yesterday, the Commerce Department reported that consumer spending 
shot up by nine-tenths of a percent in January, which is the strongest 
gain in 6 months. In addition, Americans' personal incomes rose by 
seven-tenths of a percent, which is the highest rate since September.
  Clearly, our economy's positive momentum is a direct result of the 
pro-growth agenda of our President and our Republican-led Congress.
  We are the party that is holding the line on fiscal responsibility 
and showing our commitment to continuing economic growth. We are the 
party that is working to improve the lives of the American people by 
lowering taxes, enacting legal reform, and decreasing government 
interference in the lives of entrepreneurs and small business owners.
  Democrats, on the other hand, continue to promote their tax-and-spend 
policies, because they think they know how to spend your hard-earned 
money better than you do. My Republican colleagues and I know better 
than that.

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