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“I thank the gentleman for yielding. We keep talking about jobs, jobs, jobs. We've talked about that for several years now--jobs, jobs, jobs. What we are trying to do is to create an environment that we will be able to have the private sector create the jobs. We need to stop funding programs that don't work with money that we don't have. And out-of-control Federal spending is hurting our economic recovery so that we can have those jobs. We've got a $14.2 trillion national debt. And economists agree that reducing government spending will create a more favorable environment for private sector growth and the ability to create jobs. We've got so much uncertainty there right now that we have got to stop the spending and stop the taxing and all the things that could happen. So exactly what unemployed Americans want and what homeowners want and need is a job and a paycheck, not a handout or another failed taxpayer-paid government program. I would urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and stop talking about the jobs. Let's focus on the substance of these amendments. The CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina has 15 seconds remaining. Mr. McHENRY. In closing, Mr. Chair, I would encourage my colleagues to understand that when government taxes more and spends more, it crowds out private sector job creation and growth. We're about growing jobs in this Congress, and I urge my colleagues to get on board. The CHAIR.…”