[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19555]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      WILL WE ACT OR WILL WE NOT?

  (Mr. BOCCIERI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOCCIERI. Mr. Speaker, a fine Republican President, Teddy 
Roosevelt, said, ``The worst thing you can do in a moment of decision 
is nothing.'' And we are charged with measures of action or inaction. 
That is why the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was about 
investing in our people, in our country, in our roads, our bridges, our 
schools, and they are already starting to show the difference.
  I see signs all over my district saying ``This job was created by the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.'' And I must say that we have 
sent billions of dollars overseas to build brand new Iraqi roads, Iraqi 
schools and Iraqi buildings, but it is time to invest in our people.
  Will we put America back to work? Will we delay or make a difference? 
Will we lead or will we block? Will we invest in our country, in our 
people, our way of life, or we will send that money overseas? We have 
the decision. Will we act or will we not?

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