[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          THE REALITY OF THE FORUM ON JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, the Associated Press reported 
that President Barack Obama says creating jobs is not the goal of the 
upcoming White House forum on jobs and economic growth. The President 
told NBC News on Wednesday that the purpose of the December 3 summit is 
to figure out how to encourage hiring by businesses still reluctant to 
do so.
  Businesses are being taxed too much. And I'll tell you, if I were 
talking to the President, I would say, Mr. President, if you want to 
create jobs, cut government spending, cut taxes, and not raise taxes. 
It's the wrong thing to do in this economic climate.

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