[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17664]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        AMERICANS DESERVE BETTER

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the American people are hurting, and 
Republicans want to help. President Obama and Democrats in Congress 
promised that their stimulus plan would bring immediate relief. 
Republicans knew better.
  Unfortunately for the American people, the results are rolling in: 2 
million American jobs have been lost since the stimulus was signed into 
law. More than 400,000 jobs were lost in the month of June alone.
  Just when you thought it was clear that we can't spend, borrow and 
tax our way to a growing economy, Democrats propose a government 
takeover of health care that will lead to higher taxes, more government 
spending and even further job losses. The American people deserve a 
real plan for real recovery, not yet another excuse to increase 
spending, raise taxes, and grow government.
  The Republican economic plan brings fiscal discipline back to 
Washington and lets money stay in the hands of the American people.

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