Mike Pence: “I join many of my colleagues here on the floor today to speak on behalf of American families who face a much less…”

“I join many of my colleagues here on the floor today to speak on behalf of American families who face a much less promising future. Our goal today is to call attention to the growing surplus here in Washington and the moral imperative to return this excess revenue to the people who earned it. My colleagues and I have claimed this time today to argue in favor of the economic recovery package of 2001, a package not unlike the one proposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Despite the not inconsiderable economic successes of the past few years, Mr. Speaker, Hoosier families in my district are confronting layoffs at a record number of major employers. Our hometown Cummins Engine in Columbus, Indiana, and DaimlerChrysler in New Castle, Indiana, have both announced layoffs that have garnered national attention.”