On the recordMay 31, 2011
There is just a whole litany of things that I think have been mentioned today that are so very important. One, I want to again emphasize when you invest in America, you create jobs. Look at what is happening to the auto industry. And I am far away from the auto industry. I happen to be in Texas. But I can assure you that I can point to an auto dealership that is alive today because we said ``yes'' to manufacturing and owning businesses and keeping the doors open. Now this same auto dealership--which, by the way, is in American-made cars, GM--is expanding, is refurbishing, will be hiring new people, will be selling more cars because we were engaged. {time} 2130 And I think the point that we have to create jobs to reinvest in this community points again to preserving Medicare, which is not being done by our friends--certainly the vote that we had today had nothing to do with the debt ceiling, had nothing to do preserving Medicare and Medicaid. And I truly believe there is a nexus, there is a connection-- invest in America, create jobs, have revenue returned back to the economy, bring down the debt, and watch America churn like an engine that is purring and doing better. We can make it in America. We can applaud our manufacturers. We can grow them. And I think the investment in America's auto industry is evident by all of the jobs being brought back home.…
