Hilda L. Solis: “I know that all of us take the oath of office to represent and do our due diligence of representing our districts. Yet…”

“I know that all of us take the oath of office to represent and do our due diligence of representing our districts. Yet the Republican tax plans to me are devastating to people working in my district. Every city in my district in California, every city has lost jobs since President Bush took office. Believe it or not, the number of unemployed has increased more than 30 percent in 2 years in most of my cities; and in one city alone, the city of South El Monte, the unemployment rate is 10.8 percent. It started out 2 years ago at about 9. Now it is at 10.8. And the Republicans call cutting taxes for rich trickle-down economics? The only thing trickling down to my community is a headache and budget cuts. The $450 billion deficit that has accumulated since the President took office is trickling down to States and communities like mine, and it all adds up to a lot of bad news for working class people. Local taxes have increased, job losses, cuts to school budgets, cuts in health and first responder services and an inability to deal with our environmental issues and problems like the quality of air and water.”