[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, John Adams once said, ``Facts are stubborn 
things, and whatever may be our wishes . . . they cannot alter the 
state of facts and evidence.''
  Well, when it comes to the economy, the facts are on our side. It's a 
fact that Bush's economic policies created the worst financial crisis 
since the Great Depression. It's a fact that Republicans produced a 
recession with nearly 800,000 job losses each month and almost doubled 
our national debt. It's a fact that 8 years of tax cuts for the rich 
and trickle-down economics only left the American people hosed.
  And it's a fact that this Congress ended those flawed policies and 
enacted tax cuts for working-class families and small businesses across 
America. Democrats created nearly 200,000 jobs a month this year, cut 
over $800 billion in taxes, and we're about to cut almost $300 billion 
more.
  Democrats are rebuilding consumer demand, creating new jobs, and 
getting our economy back on track. And that's a fact, no matter how 
stubborn the minority wants to be.

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