Lynn C. Woolsey: “George Bush is running for reelection on a platform that our economy is in good shape. Well, this is a sham. Today, 8…”

“George Bush is running for reelection on a platform that our economy is in good shape. Well, this is a sham. Today, 8 million Americans are looking for work; 8 million Americans are looking for work. The unemployment rate is 30 percent higher than it was when he took office. So what is he doing about it? He continues to encourage and reward sending good jobs overseas, while creating low-paying jobs right here at home and, at the same time, changes overtime policies to cheat millions of workers out of overtime pay. What he ought to be doing is investing in our infrastructure, making sure that our Nation gets roads, highways, bridges, sewer systems, waste water treatment plants; our clean water systems are upgraded, are enlarged, are made better. Because, I say to my colleagues, those jobs pay a livable wage. Those jobs leave behind improvements for our communities and our country. That would increase the jobs in this country.”