[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14568]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                THE INEFFECTIVE BIG GOVERNMENT STIMULUS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the commissioner of the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics has admitted there is no way to actually 
substantiate the number of jobs saved in this economy. Yet the White 
House continues to rely on this talking point to divert attention away 
from job losses. They should put this political rhetoric to bed and 
work with Republicans on proven bipartisan solutions to encourage job 
creation and economic growth.
  House Republicans have long advocated that we keep more money in the 
economy by not taking it out in the first place. Presidents Kennedy and 
Reagan understood this. They supported relief for American families and 
small businesses as the engine of job creation and general prosperity. 
We should learn a lesson from history.
  I am confident our economy will recover, but it will do so because of 
the hard work and perseverance of Americans. Conversely, filtering 
billions of borrowed dollars through a bureaucratic maze will be, as we 
have seen, slow and inefficient.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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