Albio Sires: “Last week American companies announced that they will be laying off more than 102,000 employees in the coming weeks. The…”

“Last week American companies announced that they will be laying off more than 102,000 employees in the coming weeks. The economic situation is clearly getting worse, and Congressional Democrats are taking steps to get people back to work and to save jobs that without action will be lost in the next few months. Last week, the House passed legislation that will save and create 3 to 4 million jobs. We will create nearly half a million jobs by investing in clean energy. Our economic package also puts nearly 400,000 people to work repairing crumbling roads, bridges and schools. In another effort to jump start our economy, it also gives 95 percent of Americans an immediate tax cut. Madam Speaker, economists told us that we needed to act boldly and swiftly to address our Nation's troubled economy. This week, the Senate must pass the economic recovery package so that we can begin the long process of turning this economy around. Failure to act, as some on the other side of the aisle seem to be more happy to do, is simply not an option.”