[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18484]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        A SO-CALLED ``STIMULUS''

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REHBERG. Mr. Speaker, 5 months after this House passed the so-
called ``stimulus'' that shattered spending records, the economy 
struggles, and unemployment is approaching 10 percent. It's important 
to remember that Republicans had a different plan for economic 
recovery. While we didn't have enough votes to pass it, our solution 
relied on American ingenuity and small business, not on stimulating 
bigger government by creating government jobs. Our plan would have 
produced immediate results by putting tax dollars right back in the 
pockets of American taxpayers and of job creators.
  Recently, it was reported that someone in the White House sees the 
need for another stimulus. Instead of doing the same thing over again 
and expecting a different result, perhaps it's time to give Republican 
alternatives a serious look. It's not too late to pass a real stimulus 
plan.

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