[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              DELIVER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO AMERICANS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, 3 years ago, I visited the 
White House and witnessed President Bush sign several historic tax cuts 
into law. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predicted that none of 
these cuts would create jobs, but we have actually seen 5.2 million 
American jobs created in only 2\1/2\ years. Additionally, our country 
has the lowest average unemployment rate in over four decades.
  By decreasing income taxes, doubling the child tax credit, reducing 
the marriage penalty, and creating new incentives for small businesses, 
Republicans have delivered tremendous economic opportunities throughout 
our country.
  Last week I was proud to visit the White House again to watch 
President Bush sign another law to help prevent tax increases upon 
American families. While Democrats have proposed to increase taxes by 
$772 billion, House Republicans will always fight to ensure that 
American families keep more of their own hard-earned income.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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