[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY PROMOTES JOBS

  (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, Friday marks the 1-year 
anniversary of the current administration's ``Recovery Summer.'' The 3-
month ``victory lap'' was designed to celebrate the fabricated success 
of the so-called ``stimulus'' plan. The reality of this victory lap is 
failure. Since passage of the stimulus, America has lost 1.6 million 
jobs.
  Sadly, earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced 
more families are without jobs. The failed economic policies of this 
administration, with skyrocketing gas prices promised by the President, 
have slowed the growth of small businesses. These are America's primary 
job creators, especially the hospitality industry of hotels and motels 
which have promoted job opportunities for millions of persons across 
the country.
  Tragically, over 14 million Americans are now without jobs. House 
Republicans presented the ``Cut and Grow'' congressional plan. It's 
common sense. First cut spending, then the economy will grow. That is 
the best way to produce jobs by small businesses.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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