mr. schauer, -- recall, mr. schauer, we had a lot of commentary on the other side about the stimulus, about the economic recovery act. i remember that mr. cantor, their republican whip, i remember he actually has consistently said that the stimulus has not produced jobs. now, i'm not sure what planet he's been licking on, but one thing has been very clear, the economic recovery act, the stimulus bill created millions of jobs. we wouldn't have been able to go from bleeding 700,000-plus jobs a month to adding about 100,000 private sector jobs a month without the investments that was made under the democratic leadership. now, in spite of the fact that mr. cantor has consistently said that the stimulus produced no jobs, that didn't prevent him from hosting a jobs fare with companies that received $52 million in his community to create jobs from the stimulus. he actually held a jobs fair at a virginia high school with a number of private companies that were seeking to hire and who benefited from the funds in the ameri

mr. schauer: exactly right. ms. wasserman schultz: stock up. mr. schauer: the point is, there is no good answer. so we as democrats have to look at, we have to scour the law, all of our laws, and look at by american provisions and make sure there are no loopholes like these that allow our tax dollars to create jobs in other countries. it's not just china, there are t-shirts, i think it was made in honduras and so forth. ms. wasserman schultz: -- ms. jackson lee: would the gentleman yield for a quick, quick comment? that very product, t-shirts and hats, just fits right in with small and medium-sized businesses, the very businesses that make jobs. i yield to the gentleman for a response on that. isn't in the kind of product that fit right into the small businesses of america? mr. schauer: i was in michigan at a small business appreciation dinner and i took the hat, took the key chain, i said, can anyone here make these? hands went up. i mean, we can make these things, we do, and in fact, when i testified before the house ways and means committee on th

mr. schauer, and there is no one who can exceed those qualities other than the gentleman from tennessee, mr. duncan. the gentleman's entire career has been one of public probity and clarity. as the gentleman from minnesota said where he comes from and where i come from in northern minnesota, $107 million is real money. we could build 100 miles of new road, 100-lane new miles of new road for $107 million in my part of the country. but being very clear, this is contract authority that is not going to be used. it's very clear it's not going to be used. the agencies have said they're not going to use it. but in the curious construct of our budget processees, both the executive brampling and the legislative branch -- branch and the legislative branch, this side of the hill and the other side of the hill, that money can be used in be a obscure fashion that it takes a very long time to explain to ordinary citizens. say in a passing comment on the fourth of july parade, you can't plumb the deficit, this curious budget process. sure, there are no outlay savings, but that's why the appropriations c

mr. schauer: we have already seen what can happen when we let wall street c.e.o.'s gamble with our life savings. we lose. we request not -- we cannot afford to gamble with our nation's golden years and privatization is just that, gambling. we must work together to strengthen the promise of social security for our children and for our grandchildren. and still meet the needs of those who depend on it. now for income. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. everyone is asking, where are the jobs? when will the liberal leadership in the house take action to get us out of this perpetual economic slump and have a plan to provide the jobs that american families need? unemployment nationally remains high at 9.5% for june, with the u.s. economy losing 125,000 jobs in that month alone. south florida's unemployment rate has steadily increased to 12