[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7275]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          FEBRUARY JOB NUMBERS

  (Mrs. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, the most recent employment 
report showing modest job gains in February provided further signs of a 
slowing economy. Private sector employment rose by just 58,000 jobs, 
the smallest monthly gain in nearly 2\1/2\ years.
  The unemployment rate edged down last month only because the labor 
force shrank, and many people are discouraged by their job prospects. 
This is hardly the picture of a robust labor market, which is not good 
news for workers.
  President Bush is now tied with his father for the dubious honor of 
having the worst job-creation record of any President since President 
Hoover. American families are understandably worried about the future 
because the economy is weakening even before many have shared in the 
gains from the economic growth so far.

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