Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, a little memory check: Do we remember when the administration promised that by spending almost $1 trillion, unemployment would go no higher than 8 percent? Well, now it's close to 8 percent.

But not only has this administration failed to create jobs, it is rushing to enact other bills, other legislation that would lead to the loss of millions of more jobs.

The cap-and-trade bill would cost the loss of 2 to 3 million jobs a year here in the United States. This health care proposal could cost Americans 4.7 million jobs and lead to $1 trillion in new spending and cuts in Medicare.

Mr. Speaker, it's time to stop spending trillions of dollars in wasteful government programs. It's time to stop targeting our senior citizens. What will it take, Mr. Speaker, for this administration and this Congress to finally start focusing on creating jobs?

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