[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15633]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                DETROIT

  (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I am very honored to say that I 
was born and raised in the city of Detroit, and I currently represent 
the great city of Detroit and its suburbs as a representative in 
Congress.
  I also represent the Detroit Tigers. This ``D'' stands for the 
Detroit Tigers, and, you know, they may have had all the odds against 
them, but they kept on fighting. You know, they represent our city's 
spirit.
  I'll tell you also what this ``D'' represents. It represents 
democracy, as in the arsenal that Detroit built in World War II that 
saved this country, and it saved this world from fascism.
  You know, our city is going through some tough times right now, but 
we're not going to give up. We can actually create jobs again for this 
country. We just ask this Congress, allow this city to keep its Federal 
tax revenue, place it in a protected trust fund, invest it in the city 
for 5 years.
  We can create jobs not only for Detroiters but for millions of 
Americans. If you want to create jobs in this country, invest in 
Detroit.

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