[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                GRUESOME ANNIVERSARY OF FAILED STIMULUS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the 
gruesome second anniversary of the administration's misnamed stimulus 
plan. When this irresponsible plan of massive spending was introduced, 
liberals promised unemployment would not exceed 8 percent. At that 
time, House Republicans, led by John Boehner, explained that our Nation 
cannot borrow and spend our way to prosperity, and the failure of this 
stimulus plan is a sad reminder of this.
  Now, 2 years later, taxpayers have more than $817 billion added to 
the national debt. Unemployment is still above 9 percent and has been 
above 9 percent for 21 straight months. That means 14 million Americans 
are without jobs. Our debt is over $14 trillion.
  I have introduced legislation for an audit of the stimulus to show 
the American people where their tax dollars were spent. Where is the 
money? Where are the jobs?
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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