[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8733-8734]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

  (Mrs. ROBY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. ROBY. Madam Speaker, I rise to discuss an issue that matters to 
all Americans--jobs and economic growth. The story got buried with all 
the breaking news of last week; but last month's job numbers are in, 
and they aren't good.
  On the surface, the U.S. economy adding 175,000 jobs might sound like 
good news; but look deeper, and you'll see troubling indicators for our 
economy. Manufacturing actually lost 8,000 jobs in total. This recovery 
is so weak by historic standards that it has produced 4 million fewer 
jobs than any other recovery since World War II.
  Madam Speaker, this isn't real recovery. If we are going to improve 
this economy and create jobs, we need less

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government and more freedom. Every day, House Republicans are seeking 
solutions to grow the economy. Let's make life work for families across 
the country, and let's expand opportunities for everyone without 
expanding government.

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