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




           HARD TIMES IN THE FIRST DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. BROWN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, like the rest of the 
Nation, it has been a hard summer for the First District of South 
Carolina.
  Just last week, Georgetown County's International Paper cut their 
hours, and the Mittal Steel Mill closed indefinitely, putting 275 South 
Carolinians out of work. With 14.7 million unemployed Americans, this 
number seems small; but with no end in sight, closings like this will 
continue nationwide.
  More than 4 months after the stimulus bill's passage, we still face 
the highest unemployment rate in 25 years. South Carolina itself has a 
rate of over 12 percent, the fourth highest in the Nation.
  Sadly, the Democrats' only answer is more Federal spending and a cap-
and-trade national energy tax that will increase energy costs for every 
American, sending millions of jobs overseas.
  These are not plans for prosperity, and the administration must be 
held accountable for them and their failed stimulus, a plan pushed 
through Congress with false promises of immediate relief.
  The Republican plan, though ignored, would have cost half as much and 
created twice as many jobs, but, as every American continues to ask, 
``Where are the jobs,'' we vow to work towards real solutions for 
American families, small businesses and manufacturers.

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