[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 805]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RAISING TAXES DESTROYS 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, after 6 years, American 
workers continue to lose jobs under President Obama's failed economic 
policies.
  The President makes the exaggerated claim of job creation, but 
workers feel the facts. The administration's policies have caused 
stagnant wages, weak economic growth, and a shift toward many Americans 
settling for part-time jobs.
  Raising taxes destroys jobs. The Washington Times reports that the 
140 million employment payroll in November was up by only 1.2 percent 
over what it was 4 years previously. The statistic claimed by the 
President that the unemployment rate has gone down to 5.8 percent is 
inaccurate because so many people are eliminated as having stopped 
looking for jobs.
  In December, the labor force participation rate fell to the lowest 
point in over 30 years. This is not an economic recovery to be 
celebrating, and the American people deserve better solutions for jobs.
  House Republicans have passed bipartisan pro-growth bills to create 
American jobs. We will keep fighting to help Americans get back to work 
full-time.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and the President, by his 
actions, must never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.

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