[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21781]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 WHILE REPUBLICANS WANT MORE OF THE SAME, DEMOCRATS ARE WORKING TOWARD 
                                 CHANGE

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, there is a reason 
that the American people are demanding real change this year. Nearly 8 
years ago, this administration inherited a Nation that was well 
respected abroad, fiscally sound and economically stable.
  Today, thanks to misguided policies and arrogance, President Bush has 
left our Nation's security in a more precarious and dangerous position. 
On the budget front, President Bush and congressional Republicans have 
turned a projected 10-year budget surplus of $5.6 trillion into a 
projected 10-year deficit of $3.4 trillion.
  On the economic side, home foreclosures are at record highs, wages 
are stagnant. More than 600,000 jobs have been lost this year alone, 
and Wall Street is in crisis thanks to this administration looking the 
other way for 8 years.
  The administration is now looking for a $700 billion recovery package 
with absolutely no strings attached. While they are trying to recast 
themselves as the agents of change, we know better. They have built a 
record of failure over the last 8 years, and America cannot afford more 
of the same.

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