[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H14885-H14886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. WATSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WATSON. Mr. Speaker, the 111th Congress has made historical 
progress

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working with President Obama to take America in a new direction. We are 
working to turn our economy around and create good jobs, to make 
commonsense reforms to how Wall Street does business, to make quality 
health insurance affordable to every American, and to launch a clean-
energy jobs revolution that makes America more secure. These efforts 
are being tackled with fiscal discipline and accountability.
  You just heard about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; and 
then there is the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act, 
stimulating growth and creating jobs with up to 20 additional weeks of 
unemployment benefits. And then there is the Job Creation Through 
Entrepreneurship Act to give established small businesses and 
entrepreneurial start-ups the needed tools and resources to thrive, 
create jobs, and drive economic growth.

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