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“JOB-KILLING AGENDA CONTINUES” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E57 on Jan. 21, 2010.
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JOB-KILLING AGENDA CONTINUES
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HON. JOE WILSON
of south carolina
in the house of representatives
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, sadly the Labor Department said today that claims for unemployment insurance rose last week. The unemployment rate is still at 10 percent with more seeking jobless benefits each day. When will Congress get the message?
The job-killing agenda pushed by liberals in 2009 needs to be scrapped. A national takeover of health care and a national energy tax will only worsen a stagnant economy. The National Federation of Independent Business has sounded the alarm about how the health care takeover scheme will kill 1.6 million jobs.
A national energy tax would be just as devastating, raising gas prices, food prices, and the cost of doing business for millions of Americans. $3,400 a year is what American families might be forced to pay if this national energy tax passes. American manufacturing would be made non-competitive with foreign manufacturers.
It's time to put these bad ideas to rest and look forward to policies to create jobs and capital. We should heed the counsel of Steve Forbes in his new book, How Capitalism Will Save Us.
In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September 11 in the Global War on Terrorism.
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