[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HOUSE DEMOCRATS FORECAST ECONOMIC DOOM AND GLOOM

  (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. Mr. Speaker, I continue to be amazed that House Democrats 
always manage to find doom and gloom in the face of success on the 
battlefield and at home. Last week, the Department of Labor announced 
that over 75,000 Americans had achieved jobs, created in May, and that 
the unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 percent.
  Mr. Speaker, while most people would celebrate this economic growth, 
Minority Leader Pelosi actually said this was proof that the Bush 
economic policies continue to go in the wrong direction. Can she 
seriously believe that over 33 consecutive months of economic growth, 
and the creation of 5.2 million American jobs hurts our country?
  Additionally, Pelosi promised that House Democrats have a plan to 
take America in a new direction. After witnessing 181 House Democrats 
vote against tax reductions, I am confident they will rely upon their 
old same tax-and-spend strategies to chart their course.
  American voters recognize that Democrats impose higher taxes and have 
demonstrated their trust in Republican economic policies this week by 
electing Republican Brian Bilbray to Congress.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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