[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 249]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    DEMOCRATS LOOK TO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF TO 95 PERCENT OF AMERICANS

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, the current economic recession is putting 
a lot of pressure on American families. Today, millions of our 
constituents are fearful that they could lose their jobs any day now.
  Last night, my sister told me that she lost hers in New York. They've 
seen family members or work colleagues already let go, and they are 
uncertain about their futures. They are also working for less money 
than they did 10 years ago. Yet they face skyrocketing bills for their 
children's education, for health care and for their own groceries. They 
hear the bleak economic forecast on the news every night, and they're 
looking for help. We all know that the U.S. economy is in trouble, but 
now the question is: What are we going to do about it?
  Democrats and Republicans must come together to pass a robust 
economic recovery package that includes tax relief to middle class 
families so we can begin to relieve the pressure that they feel every 
time they pay a bill.
  Madam Speaker, the American people are looking to us for help and for 
help to jump start this economy. Let's go to work.

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