[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10280]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Last week, the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent, 
and the economy added over 400,000 jobs. Since the beginning of last 
year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs a month. Unemployment 
rates dropped in 90 percent of the Nation's largest metro areas, with 
much of the improvement seen in the manufacturing sector instead of 
outsourcing like it was done in the past administration. And thanks in 
large part to the first-time home buyers tax credit, home sales rose in 
April as well.
  But while our economy is showing signs of progress, our work is far 
from over. We must continue to focus on solid, job-creating bills that 
will help our economy move forward. Yet even though progress has been 
made, Republicans want to continue to side with Wall Street and the big 
banks that caused the crisis. Saying ``no'' over and over again is not 
progress; it is destructive.
  Democrats are committed to keep on working and focusing on 
initiatives that will correct the failed policies of the past, but we 
all must work together.

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