[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19560]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              LET'S GET THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WORKING AGAIN

  (Mr. GUTHRIE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to talk about what I 
mentioned this last week.
  Back in the 1982 recession, in my State of Kentucky, we had 
unemployment rates at the level of over 11 percent. My father lost his 
job. He was one of those who'd worked for Ford Motor Company, and they 
closed the plant. Because of what happened in this House back in 1982, 
that being cutting taxes, cutting spending and putting faith in the 
American people, my father went from one who had lost his job to one 
who was starting a business and was becoming a job creator.
  What has this House done, this Democratic majority, in the last 6 
months? They've made it easier to sue businesses; they've raised energy 
rates on businesses if it has passed the Senate; also, they've put 
mandates on businesses for health care coverage; and they've instituted 
an 8 percent payroll tax.
  I believe we need to cut taxes, cut spending, put faith in the 
American people, create jobs, and get people working again.

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