[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16658]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                     OKLAHOMA CITY: CITY ON A HILL

  (Mr. LANKFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANKFORD. As we talk about jobs in America, let's talk about a 
positive story: Oklahoma City, ranked yesterday as having the number 
one best employment rate in America among cities of 1 million or more.
  In our federal system of government, States and cities compete for 
excellence, and the result is a terrific city like Oklahoma City.
  What made it work? I can tell you what made it work: Great State and 
local leadership, people who love to work, commonsense regulations 
locally, business owners who build great businesses, and a great 
community. In Oklahoma City, you see, we have traditional and new 
energy production working well side by side, community banks that work 
through the regulatory maze and do commercial lending. We have 
reasonable real estate development, trucking and manufacturing for all 
types of products, a military and civilian workforce who work together, 
small business owners and employees who love to serve our community, 
and pro-business, pro-family laws and regulations.
  There is something our Nation could learn from a city like Oklahoma 
City.

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