Rep. Corrine Brown: “Vice President Cheney, who before he was sworn in was talking about the recession that was on the horizon, and Bush said…”

“Vice President Cheney, who before he was sworn in was talking about the recession that was on the horizon, and Bush said as early as this year that a warning light is flashing on the dashboard of our economy and we just cannot drive on and hope for the best. This was reported by the American Prospect in April of this year. Now, we have got President Bush and Vice President Cheney saying all these things, and President Clinton told them not to talk up a recession; do not talk it up. But we have seen plenty of stimulus. We have seen stimulus for the airline industry, even before we took care of airline security. We have seen stimulus for the insurance industry before the victims of the September 11 tragedies have even been taken care of. And what about America's working families? The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Brown) even brought us today people from Florida who were crying not to cripple our public hospitals. But that is what they are going to do. It is the economy, stupid. That was 1992. And advertise economy, stupid, which I am sure the American people will hear on 2002.”