On the recordAugust 10, 2010
Madam Speaker, as somebody who spent 14 years in local government before coming here to the United States Congress, I know how essential it is that our State and local governments get some relief. The cumulative deficit they are going to experience over the next 2 years is $350 billion, which will have a profoundly contractionary effect on our economy. This bill, which is fully paid for and actually reduces the deficit by $1.4 billion over the next 10 years, is essential to making sure State and local workers stay serving the public they serve. And I think that the time has come to provide that assistance, and I look forward to supporting H.R. 1586 as a proud former local government official.
