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Ted Deutch: The Party of No has officially become the Party of No Plan. Every week under GOP control has been another week with no…

On the recordMarch 10, 2011
The Party of No has officially become the Party of No Plan. Every week under GOP control has been another week with no plan to create jobs. This is not a game. In Florida, unemployment remains at 12 percent. People want to work. They want Washington to lead with a jobs plan. With construction and housing so integral to Florida's economy, stabilizing this sector is critical to our recovery. Close to 1 million Florida families and seniors have lost their homes since 2009. Now, through no fault of their own, nearly half of all mortgages in Florida are underwater. But instead of creating jobs, Republicans want to kick middle class families while they're already down. Rather than improve mortgage modification programs by working with Democrats, my Republican friends want to shut them down altogether. So to families and seniors across America who owe more to the banks than their homes are actually worth, what's the Republican plan? What's the response? Pay up, even if you have no job, no income, no health care. Under today's Republican bills, soon you and your family will have no home.
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Ted Deutch
Democratic · Florida
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govinfo.gov
Mar 10, 2011

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The speaker criticizes the Republican Party for lacking a jobs plan and its impact on Florida's economy.

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