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Joe Crowley: this debate is all about jobs and job creation. One side has a plan, and the other side has failed ideas that have yet…

On the recordMay 9, 2003
this debate is all about jobs and job creation. One side has a plan, and the other side has failed ideas that have yet to help America or create one new job. Since George Bush assumed the Presidency, America has seen 2.7 million American jobs disappear. But what does the President and the Republicans think we should do--give millionaires a tax break on their stock dividends. This will not create one new job. Even the conservative Wall Street Journal has stated that this Republican tax give-away will actually destroy job creation in America, something the Republicans have become very good at in 3 short years. The Wall Street Journal states, ``The elimination of taxes on dividends will diminish the abilities of businesses to take tax incentives on capital investment and R&D--things that actually create jobs''. All the while, Democrats support a plan that will actually create one million new jobs here in America, while extending unemployment benefits for the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs due to the failed economic policies of George Bush and the Republican Party. Oppose Bush-onomics, which has seen the disappearance of over 3,100 jobs a day since January 2001 and start to fight for Americans and American jobs.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Addressing job creation and economic policies during a debate on the House floor.

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