[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

  (Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, the facts show that 
the stimulus has been a dismal failure.
  Fact: the administration promised that it would create 3.5 million 
jobs. Instead, we have lost an additional 2 millions jobs. But not only 
is the administration and this Congress not succeeding in creating 
jobs; they're actually rushing to pass legislation that would even 
create more job losses.
  Look, the Pelosi cap-and-trade bill would cost Americans anywhere 
between 2 million and 3 million jobs a year in additional job losses. 
The health care proposal would cost Americans 4.7 million jobs lost and 
lead to $1.3 trillion in new spending and huge tax increases.
  Mr. Speaker, it's time to give relief to the job creators like the 
small businesses; and very respectfully I say, Mr. President, it's time 
to stop talking. Stop wasting taxpayers' money. Stop irresponsibly 
borrowing. Stop raising taxes. It's time to focus, focus on creating 
jobs. That would be a welcome change.

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