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“BUILDING A BETTER NATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3059 on May 6, 2008.
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BUILDING A BETTER NATION
(Mr. KAGEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. KAGEN. Madam Speaker, last week the Labor Department reported that for the fourth month in a row our jobs are going south. We are losing more jobs, even as the middle class is struggling just to keep their heads above water.
We're in this mess because the Bush administration and its followers have failed to establish a fiscally responsible budget policy and are continuing to borrow and spend our Nation into the poor house.
In response to this downturn, Democrats are taking action. Today, we're holding an economic summit to determine how best to restore our ailing economy. Also this week we're going to begin to put together a second economic recovery effort directed at rebuilding America's infrastructure, first by enacting a housing package to help establish the floor in the housing market, and then we intend to invest in higher wage construction jobs that will stimulate local economies nationwide.
I hope my colleagues in both parties will join us in this effort to build a better Nation here at home and that, furthermore, the President will understand how important this is and sign the bill we intend to enact.
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