[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13024]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THIS IS NOT A FAILED ECONOMY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, this is not a failed economy. We are not in 
a recession. What a shame that Democrats want to talk down the economy.
  Under a Democratic President, 6 percent unemployment was considered 
full employment. Unemployment now is 5.5 percent, not indicative of a 
failed economy. What is a problem are high gas prices brought to us by 
a failed Democratically controlled Congress, failed Democratically 
controlled Congress, a do-nothing-to-reduce-gas-prices Democratically 
controlled Congress.
  Americans want us to do something to reduce gas prices, but Democrats 
continue to stonewall because they think they can blame President Bush 
and help themselves. What a shame.
  We can bring down prices by producing American energy products. Let's 
do it now.

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