[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 185 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H14738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to reinforce 
the call to action by the American people.
  As we have watched the recovery grow and Wall Street thrive, the 
American people need an answer to unemployment. I will be introducing 
legislation that will provide for 1-year training. For those 
individuals out of work, they will be allowed to keep their 
unemployment, but they will receive a stipend for training in many 
varied disciplines.
  I also believe as a member of the new Jobs Caucus that is led by 
dynamic members from Chicago and from Ohio and members from around the 
Nation that we need to expand our domestic energy resources by 
exploring natural gas.
  I also believe it is important to address those individuals who have 
been chronically unemployed, which the legislation that I offer will.
  In addition, I support the Durbin-Hoyer relief to automobile dealers, 
but I want to ensure that mediation and arbitration is not so expensive 
that they cannot participate. Automobile dealers equal jobs, 40,000 
jobs in the State of Texas alone.
  It is important to create an opportunity for Americans to work. They 
have me as a partner along with hundreds of members of this caucus, the 
Democratic Caucus, who know that real jobs equal a great America.

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