[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H8965-H8966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              JOB CREATION

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight where some of the 
stimulus jobs are located. While some States have refused the stimulus 
money that is available, I want to acknowledge some of the areas that 
are using the stimulus funds to create jobs today.
  In my State of New Jersey, the funding has gone towards good-paying 
jobs for New Jerseyan workers. Six thousand summer jobs were created 
for New Jersey youth using funds allotted under the Workforce 
Investment Act Youth Recovery Act. Over 60 jobs have been created in 
transportation, and at least 20 people are currently working on housing 
improvements for the Woodbridge Public Housing Authority.

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At least 62 people are working for the Newark Housing Authority, 
including union workers, to renovate vacant apartments and to prepare 
for future construction. These are just a few of the projects, but it's 
not just New Jersey that is seeing jobs increase as a result of the 
stimulus funding.
  Yesterday, The New York Times highlighted Perry County, Tennessee, 
where hundreds of laid-off workers are now, once again, back to work. 
Since deciding to use the stimulus money to employ 300 jobs, ranging 
from the State Transportation Department to small businesses, the 
unemployment has dropped from 27 to 22 percent in that county. That's 
where the jobs went.

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