[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, we continue to see 
a growing sign of economic recovery resulting from the economic 
policies of the Democratic Congress and the Obama administration 
responding to the Bush recession and the worst financial crisis since 
the Great Depression. More must be done to create jobs and save jobs, 
but the latest signs of recovery include: Industrial production has 
increased a cumulative 8.1 percent during the last 11 months, the 
largest 11-month gain since 1997.
  Total industrial production rose 1.2 percent in May. The increase, 
slightly above market expectations, was led by a strong .9 percent 
growth in manufacturing output. Industrial production has grown at a 
rate of 7.4 percent annually for this past quarter, on the heels of 7.6 
percent annualized growth in the first quarter.
  Madam Speaker, we are on our way in the right direction.

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