[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6091]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC FREEDOM ACT

  (Mr. ROONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROONEY. Madam Speaker, Florida's unemployment just reached a 
record 12.3 percent, and in some areas of my district it's as high as 
15 percent. My constituents continue to ask me, ``Where are the jobs?'' 
Many claim that the layoffs are driving up the unemployment rate. But 
the real culprit is the lack of jobs being created in the private 
sector.
  Americans who have been jobless for over a year will continue down 
that road if new jobs simply do not exist. And I am not talking about 
temporary government jobs. Congress must work to stop spending and 
create a favorable environment for businesses to save money and invest 
by cutting taxes and incentivize banks to start lending again.
  Increasing the Federal Government's control over the free market and 
spending money we do not have is not the answer. Americans have made 
that clear. That is why today I cosponsored the Economic Freedom Act. 
This bill will lower job-killing taxes on businesses and rein in 
excessive government spending. This is the type of solution Americans 
deserve.

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