    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2001, Book II)]
    [December 7, 2001]
    [Page 1495]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement Urging Senate Action on the Economic Security Package
    December 7, 2001

        Today's unemployment numbers are troubling, and they underscore that
    we must act to ensure America's economic security. The most important
    thing we can do for unemployed workers and those who are concerned about
    their jobs is to get the economy growing. The Senate has not acted on
    the economic security package I proposed in October, and since then,
    over three-quarters of a million Americans have lost their jobs. Today's
    important economic warning demonstrates that American workers have
    already waited too long, so I urge the Senate to take immediate action
    to help workers and our economy.