[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PRESIDENTIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. The American people know that we cannot go back to the 
failed policies of the Bush administration and the Republicans in 
Congress. Their lack of accountability and oversight caused 8 million 
Americans to lose their jobs and led to the worst economic conditions 
since the Great Depression.
  Thankfully, President Obama has led our efforts to rebuild a strong 
economy for the middle class and expand new job creation for Americans. 
With his leadership, we have enacted laws, created millions of jobs, 
given 98 percent of the working families a tax break, increased Pell 
programs, made student loans more affordable, jump-started the auto 
industry with the Cash for Clunkers program, and provided health 
coverage to 32 million previously uninsured.
  The truth of the matter: President Obama and the Congressional 
Democrats continue to move in the right direction. I ask my colleagues, 
where would we be right now if we were still stuck with the same 
Republican policies of the past?

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