Watson Coleman: “I rise today to talk about continued progress for the American economy, especially back home in Minnesota. I have been…”

“I rise today to talk about continued progress for the American economy, especially back home in Minnesota. I have been coming down to the Senate floor now from time to time to talk about how the policies of President Bush and a Republican majority, working across the aisle with some like-minded Democratic friends in the Congress, are putting America's economy back on track and Americans back to work. I remember back in October when I came down to the floor and talked about early signs of economic growth that would set the stage for the job creation we have been witnessing in the last 8 months. Right after I spoke, my friend the assistant Democratic leader challenged me a bit, questioning whether my prediction for a brighter economy were not a little premature. As the saying goes, 'There is nothing more horrible than the murder of beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts.' What may have been a trickle of good economic news last October has cascaded into a steady stream of good news. Even that most persistent critics of the President's economic program must now concede. The economic engine of America is humming. Job growth is a reality.…”