[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          JOBS AND HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. McCARTHY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. McCARTHY of California. Mr. Speaker, as a former small business 
owner, I know that success is measured by results. If you don't achieve 
results, you have to rethink your approach to make your business 
successful. The same cannot be said of this Congress. Bipartisan 
stimulus ideas to help small businesses grow jobs were ignored. 
Instead, a $1 trillion spending bill was crafted behind closed doors 
with the stated purpose to create 3.5 million jobs. The results? We now 
find ourselves with an unemployment rate not seen in over 25 years. In 
my home State of California alone, the White House predicted that 
396,000 jobs would be created. Well, 336,000 jobs, and counting, have 
been lost. So where are the jobs?
  Now in addressing health care, the Democratic majority is again 
crafting a bill behind closed doors. Can we expect the same lack of 
results? Likely. Because how do you save money for American families 
and small businesses by raising taxes and once again ignoring 
bipartisan ideas, like lawsuit abuse reform?
  Our families deserve better; our small businesses deserve better; 
America deserves better.

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