[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 621-622]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                  THE BEST ECONOMIC STIMULUS IS A JOB

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, I think we all know that the best 
economic stimulus is a job. It is a job that you can sink your teeth 
into, that you can go to work every day and you can use this job to 
provide for your family. So, as the debate ensues, let's keep our focus 
on how policies affect the environment in which job growth takes place. 
Of course we all want to see lower marginal rates on our income tax 
rate. We want to lower cap gains. We want to lower the corporate tax 
rate. We want to see full and immediate section 179 expensing for our 
small businesses. And for those of us that live in States that do not 
have a State income tax, we want to see deductibility of State sales 
tax extended. All of these are good things and, Madam Speaker, we are 
working for all of these. I hope that we also will keep in mind that 
actions speak louder than words. So this body should use this 
conversation about economic stimulus as an opportunity to prioritize 
and reduce what the Federal Government spends. Reduce the budget. Let's 
spend less. And remember, the best economic stimulus is a job.

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