[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IT IS UP TO THE DEMOCRATS TO TAKE US OUT OF THE ECONOMIC MESS PRESIDENT 
                              BUSH CREATED

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, the President wants to blame the 
Democrats for the economic mess he's made. He is the one who wants to 
sweep our problems under the rug. He should be ashamed of himself.
  When he came into office, the previous administration had created 
more than 22 million new jobs. The economy was booming. People had the 
chance to live the American dream. Now gasoline is too high, food is 
too high, the rent is too high, and nobody can get a raise.
  Bush had his hand on the wheel for 7 years. He has been in charge. 
But he wants to blame the Democrats for the economic mess he made. 
Well, as they say in the South, that dog won't hunt.
  The Republicans got us into the mess, and now it's going to take the 
Democrats to get us out.

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