[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14168-14169]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, since this year began, 
the United States House has put forth measure after measure to 
incentivize growth and end burdensome regulations, only to see them 
stall in the Senate and be ignored by the President.

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  Two years after passage of the stimulus, unemployment remains at 
staggering levels, despite billions of dollars still sitting in 
government coffers. It was my hope that the President would move past 
his stimulus spending proposals and offer real economic relief. While 
some of the President's proposals put forward in his Joint Session 
speech merit consideration, this bill is no substitute for the 
targeted, long-term policies needed to empower private sector 
investment by facilitating an economic climate where businesses have 
the confidence to hire workers and take on new endeavors.
  We're not talking about real, pro-growth tax reform and regulatory 
relief because it sounds good. It's what our economy needs, and badly.
  It's time for Congress--both Chambers--and the President to recognize 
the pressing need for real tax relief and aggressive regulatory reform. 
It's time for a new direction, and it's time for action.

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