[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12858-12859]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING THE NAACP ON 101 YEARS OF SERVICE

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the 
NAACP, which is holding their 101st

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convention, or celebrating 101 years, a century of service. I also want 
to affirm their First Amendment right to make statements on the 
policies of groups who advocate for causes that sometimes are colored 
in race.
  The NAACP is a fighter for justice for all people, and I was glad to 
be there this weekend speaking about issues dealing with the 
environment, civil justice and the economy.
  It is also important to note, Mr. Speaker, that corporations are now 
showing one of the best quarterly returns that they have ever had. 
Businesses create jobs, and we have created an economic opportunity for 
them to do so. But all of the economists are saying they are sitting on 
their money. They are hoarding their money.
  It is time now for us to stand up as Americans and work together to 
create jobs, just as this government has stimulated the economy by 
providing stimulus dollars to create thousands and thousands of jobs. 
Work together, not divide. That is how we will move this economy 
forward.
  Congratulations, NAACP.

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