America Will Recover and Emerge Stronger Than Ever Before

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AMERICA WILL RECOVER AND EMERGE STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE -- (House of Representatives - March 18, 2009)

(Ms. CASTOR of Florida asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

Ms. CASTOR of Florida. According to a poll released this week, more Americans believe that the country is on the right track than before the election, and they believe that President Obama is handling his new job very well.

What I hear from folks back home in Florida is they have faith that the recovery plan is going to help them. Indeed, the moneys are being delivered to local communities to create jobs. In Tampa, we're going to construct an important link for economic development out of our port, moneys for our public schools, and students will arrive this month.

Energy efficiency. We are going to weatherize homes throughout the Tampa Bay area and the State of Florida.

On Monday, we announced a computer initiative to computerize medical records throughout the Tampa Bay region. Health care for Floridians will be provided because we are not going to let our neighbors fall through the crack during this economic downturn.

The budget priorities President Obama has sent us are right--health care reform, education, and investments in energy. We will recover, and

America will emerge stronger than ever before.

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