[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 23755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CREATING JOBS SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY

  (Mr. BUCHANAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, creating jobs and getting America back to 
work should be Congress' top priority. Unemployment nears 10 percent 
nationally and even higher in my district. We need to keep our efforts 
focused on the economy.
  Today, there's a report the White House is looking for tax credits 
for companies that create new jobs. I fully support the incentive and 
think the American people would as well. According to The New York 
Times, the Federal Government tried this approach in 1977, 1978. During 
that period, employment climbed at a record pace. An economic review 
study suggested in 1970 that the policy was responsible for creating 
700,000 jobs of the 2.1 million jobs created during that period.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues on this important issue.

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