[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                JOBLESSNESS IS NOT JUST A TALKING POINT

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, this ain't a talking point. Last night I 
talked to one of my constituents. This man is an unemployed truck 
driver. His statement to me was a very clear one: Where are the jobs? 
Where are the jobs?
  He said, You guys back there in Washington have put together a so-
called stimulus bill that cost me--he's still a taxpayer--$1 trillion, 
and now you plan to take over the entire health care system in this 
country? He said, It would be devastating. I am looking for a job as a 
truck driver again, and with what you've done on cap-and-trade, it's 
going to undermine my ability to do that.
  The message is loud and clear. It's not coming from anyone putting 
together talking points, Mr. Speaker. It's coming from the American 
people to Democrats and Republicans alike in this Congress. Where are 
the jobs?

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