On the recordMay 14, 2002
One thing we have enough money for in this time of war-time priorities, this time of recession is to continue to builds our roads and bridges. Thank goodness for the trust fund. Have trust in the trust fund. It would be absurd to let the technicality of a flawed formula keep us from doing what we always do in times of recession: we build and we make jobs. We are told, of course, that we are coming out of a recession. Well, I want someone to tell that to the 8.6 million Americans who are jobless. I want you to look at our unemployment rates: February, 5.5 percent; March, 5.7 percent; April, 6 percent. Surely Congress can do more with rising unemployment than make it worse. We have heard about stimulus all last year. This is the stimulus bill. That is what this bill is, and it would destimulate the economy if we were to pull it. Remember, we are not restoring what we had hoped to achieve, but only what we guaranteed to achieve.
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