[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28965]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      BRINGING A STRONG JOBS BILL

  (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, since our economy bottomed out in late 
winter and Democrats took bold and decisive action, the stock market 
has risen 4,000 points and America experienced its first positive GDP 
growth in 15 months. But more can be done and more must be done.
  So as we recover from one of the most severe recessions in our 
Nation's history, Democrats will focus on helping Americans on Main 
Street, not Wall Street. We will build upon the momentum we have 
created for positive growth in our economy and bring to the House floor 
strong legislation to create jobs. American families are depending on 
their leaders to focus their attention on job creation and make the 
difficult decisions necessary to curb employment and begin growing our 
job force once again. Americans expect nothing less, and House 
Democrats are committed to bringing to the floor a strong jobs bill and 
work to turn around our Nation's economy.

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