[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2] [House] [Page 1596] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]{time} 1315 JOBS AND PRODUCTIVITY (Mr. FRANKS of Arizona asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. You know, sometimes, Mr. Speaker, those of us in government in our erudite debate forget that all economy is effectively productivity. That is what it is about. And the foundation of productivity in this country is jobs. Since Democrats took control of this Chamber, almost 7 million jobs have been lost. A year ago, Mr. Obama and the Democrats passed a trillion-dollar stimulus which was supposed to solve the problem, but instead has left us with nearly a 10 percent unemployment rate. Mr. Speaker, this left-wing Democrat notion that we can borrow, tax, and spend our way into economic prosperity should now be disproven thoroughly in the minds of any reasonable person. Yet we learn today that inexplicably this administration still plans to shove the monstrosity of government-controlled health care down the throats of the American people. This will raise costs, decrease quality, rob the American people of their God-given freedom, rob our children of their future, and it will cost America many, many more jobs, Mr. Speaker. Where will the madness end? ____________________