Lynn C. Woolsey: “I see it as a small beginning, a very small beginning, to cutting wasteful Pentagon spending. But Mr. Chair, this entire…”

“I see it as a small beginning, a very small beginning, to cutting wasteful Pentagon spending. But Mr. Chair, this entire continuing resolution is bad for the economy and bad for this country. It's all a part of the Republican no jobs for America agenda. The majority has no interest in doing anything whatsoever to help the 9 percent of Americans who are out of work. They've controlled the House for just about 6 weeks, and they've not brought up a single bill that would create a single job. They've brought up a bill that would continue to shred our civil liberties. They've brought up a bill that will infuse our campaigns with even more corrupting special interest money. They've brought up a bill that would take away guaranteed affordable health care. But nothing to address persistent joblessness. Nothing at all to fix the devastating recession that they caused in the first place. Their mindless cuts don't do anything to strengthen America. They're not cutting spending; they're cutting jobs. Their agenda means cutting jobs for nurses, cutting jobs for teachers, police officers, small businesses, the very people who form the backbone of the middle class of the United States of America. The Speaker of the House himself said this morning that if some jobs are lost as a result of their cuts, 'so be it.' He might as well have added, 'Let them eat cake.' The best way to reduce the deficit is to put Americans back to work.”