[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25790]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                            JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

  (Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Speaker, a little memory check: 
Do we remember when the administration promised that by spending almost 
$1 trillion, unemployment would go no higher than 8 percent? Well, now 
it's close to 8 percent.
  But not only has this administration failed to create jobs, it is 
rushing to enact other bills, other legislation that would lead to the 
loss of millions of more jobs.
  The cap-and-trade bill would cost the loss of 2 to 3 million jobs a 
year here in the United States. This health care proposal could cost 
Americans 4.7 million jobs and lead to $1 trillion in new spending and 
cuts in Medicare.
  Mr. Speaker, it's time to stop spending trillions of dollars in 
wasteful government programs. It's time to stop targeting our senior 
citizens. What will it take, Mr. Speaker, for this administration and 
this Congress to finally start focusing on creating jobs?

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