[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        STRUGGLING TO FIND JOBS

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, we are coming to a moment of truth in a 
few hours for every Member of the House of Representatives. The truth 
is that every congressional district across the country, individuals 
and groups of people are struggling to find jobs in an economy cut down 
by a senseless, wasteful war, overwhelming energy prices, rising food 
prices and just bad business fundamentals.
  People can't find jobs because there aren't enough of them. The truth 
is 4 million have exhausted their unemployment benefits already and 
things could get even worse unless we pass the Emergency Extended 
Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008.
  The truth is the American people elected us to serve them, and the 
Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act will be a test of 
whether the Members remember who they really work for, the people or 
Big Oil. We are hours away from a moment of truth.
  Vote for this bill, H.R. 5749, because Americans who work every day 
and lose their job through no fault of their own are entitled to a 
helping hand from their government.

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