Thomas Foley: “The economy is in trouble. Joblessness is increasing. Unemployment and layoffs are occurring around our Nation. It seems…”

“The economy is in trouble. Joblessness is increasing. Unemployment and layoffs are occurring around our Nation. It seems like on the other end of this hallway they are tone deaf to the problems facing average Americans. The House passed an economic stimulus bill, the President has a blueprint for an economic stimulus bill, and somewhere over on the other side of this wonderful, majestic building are people that do not get it. They do not understand the pain and anguish of Americans who are suffering. They do not recognize as we head into the holidays that people need some hope in the economy and the stock market needs a little boost. Now, I pray over the next couple of days that they find their direction and find their way to assist average Americans in making a more secure future for themselves and their families. They can leave this Capitol without doing anything, and they will be the do-nothing other body.”