mr. allyson and mr. grijalva for their leadership and the progressive caucus and also lynn woolsey and bas-relief for consistently leading the progressive caucus. this bill is very disappointing for a number of reasons. i cannot understand how we could walk out of a deal to raise the limits for the debt ceiling, at not having gotten any revenues in the bill in all we have our cuts. i am reminded that this is a very fragile economy peeving it is fragile and so many ways. first of all, the unemployment rates are astronomical. we have 9.2% in this country, and in the minority communities, 17% plus. some of these communities, the unemployment rates are 35%, 40%. when you add to that the loss of wealth by latinos, 63% loss in household wealth, and with african americans, over 50% loss in household wealth, we need to be talking about stimulating the economy. just thi