i thank the gentleman from texas , and i thank him so much for being here to talk with us tonight about why this is important legislation and why it is important that we stop a tax increase on the american people . 
and we have talked about so many of these issues tonight . 
mr. speaker , this economy is booming . 
inflation is low . 
unemployment is near historic lows . 
we saw that 4.1 percent growth with the quarter that ended in september of 2005 . 
and i think it is important to realize that this just did not happen . 
it did not just happen . 
and i know that my constituents certainly remember the recession the president confronted when he took office , and they remember the impact that september 11 had on our economy . 
we did not bury our heads in the sand when that happened . 
we rolled up our sleeves . 
we got to work . 
we passed tax reforms and tax relief , and tomorrow is our opportunity to extend that . 
mr. speaker , i encourage all members of this body to join us in supporting h.r. 4297 tomorrow . 
