[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      QUIT BANKRUPTING AMERICA AND PAY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

  (Mr. HENSARLING asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, under this administration and this 
Congress, we have now seen the largest deficits in history, the largest 
national debt in history, the failed stimulus plan, the health care 
takeover, cap and energy tax, a permanent Wall Street bailout, all of 
which has led to the loss of millions of jobs, near double-digit 
unemployment, the highest in a generation. So, unfortunately, under 
their policy, yes, we do need another extension of unemployment.
  But here's the difference. The Democrats want to borrow 43 cents on 
the dollar, mainly from the Chinese, and send the bill to our children 
and grandchildren. That's unacceptable.
  Republicans say pay for it. And almost every week we come to the 
floor under the YouCut program and offer spending reductions to do just 
that.
  The second difference is, Democrats actually believe more 
unemployment leads to more employment. The Speaker of the House has 
said, unemployment checks create jobs faster than almost any other 
initiative you can name.
  Mr. Speaker, give me a break. Republicans know that Americans want 
paychecks, not more unemployment checks. Quit bankrupting America and 
pay for this unemployment insurance.

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