[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10690]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONSUMER CONFIDENCE ON RISE

  (Mrs. DAHLKEMPER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAHLKEMPER. Mr. Speaker, each month the numbers come in, and the 
signs are clear: Our economy is growing in the United States.
  Consumers agree. Consumer confidence rose to the highest level in 
more than 2 years this month. I believe our economy is on the rebound 
largely because we are making the move back to a manufacturing and 
production economy and away from the paper economy of Wall Street.
  Our manufacturing sector is up for the 10th month in a row. 
Manufacturing has added more than 125,000 jobs this year. Companies 
like Acutec in Crawford County, a manufacturer of aerospace parts, have 
been performing well and hiring new employees despite the recession.
  A strong economy is one that makes things, produces goods and 
products that people want to buy here and all over the world. American 
can-do attitude and entrepreneurship will continue to lead us out of 
this recession. I am proud to support our American manufacturers, and I 
urge my colleagues to do the same.

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