Pete Sessions: “I simply say how deeply disappointed I have been that we will be leaving this body before Christmas without having…”

“I simply say how deeply disappointed I have been that we will be leaving this body before Christmas without having passed a stimulus package. Experts have said a good stimulus package, $75 to $100 billion, would preserve 300,000 jobs in this country. That is a lot of jobs. Those people, if they are working, will be happier. Those families will be happier. The homes will be happier. They will pay taxes. They will pay State and local sales taxes and other taxes. They will pay Federal taxes. It will help us run our government. But if they lose their jobs, there will be a sadness and an unease in their homes, a difficulty that otherwise would not take place, and the government itself, State, local and Federal, will lose revenue. It is a big deal if we can affect the economy. I do not think there is any doubt. I have been convinced for a long time in the projections that we could achieve a 1-percent or a half-percent increase in the gross domestic product by passing the stimulus package. That is important. I believe we should pass a bill.”