Statements about Economy
"The economy began its nose dive when Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007."
"The Florida Legislature raised taxes and fees by almost $2 billion" in the 2009 session.
The health care bill will "create 4 million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately."
"There's almost 1 million Texans who are unemployed and that's an all-time record number in our state."
Florida "has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation."
“I vetoed more than $3 billion in spending. Lawmakers and I cut taxes for 40,000 small businesses. Now Texas is No. 1 in job creation. The nation’s five best housing markets are right here in Texas. We balanced five state budgets and we cut state spending.”
“Mayor White has major stake in Barnett Shale production company.”
"My opponent... lost 43,000 jobs in Houston since he took over; we are losing jobs."
"As Houston's mayor, I helped our area lead the nation in job growth."
"So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010."
Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year."
Vice President Joe Biden's meeting "with the transparency and accountability board . . . was closed to the public."
Houston is "the third-most toxic city in the United States of America."
“The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas.”
"The law is very clear! 'The monies recouped from the TARP shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury for the reduction of the public debt.'"
Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have produced. They come to the ribbon cuttings."
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