Hilda L. Solis: “I know her district is a lot like mine, many folks that maybe just got laid off from the hotel and restaurant industry…”

“I know her district is a lot like mine, many folks that maybe just got laid off from the hotel and restaurant industry that was shattered by the September 11 attack. It hit all of us, no matter where the worker is, and on the chart here, 137,000 or more jobs were lost. What about the people already on the short stick that got pink slips before that disaster? One of things that was an eye-opener for me, I visited one of the unions that had a lot of employees laid off. The union decided to put together a food bank to bring together resources to try to help these people out. What are we doing in this stimulus package that got passed here that is going to provide coverage for those families? I go back to that same thought that the governors can take hold of $3 billion that is earmarked for every State. Every State can go into that pot and get money, but which astute governors are going to do that?”