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The American People are Hurting

Floor Speech

Date: July 31, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Economy and Fiscal


THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE HURTING -- (House of Representatives - July 31, 2009)

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Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the American people are hurting and losing jobs at an alarming rate. The President and the Democrats in Congress promised that their trillion dollar stimulus bill would create jobs immediately and keep unemployment below 8 percent. But since the President signed his so-called stimulus into law, the national unemployment rate has reached 9.5 percent, a 26-year high, and over 2 million more jobs have been lost.

It's clear the Democrats $1.1 trillion stimulus scheme isn't working. It's clear Democrats are on the side of more government, more taxes, and more debt. House Republicans are on the side of the American people, fighting for working families and small businesses to put America back to work.

The American people deserve real solutions for real recovery, and House Republicans will continue to fight for these solutions on behalf of the American people.

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