[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                  JOBS

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, since the beginning of this Congress, this 
House has taken significant steps to grow our economy and create jobs 
at home.
  Almost 1 year ago, we passed the Recovery Act to jump-start our 
economy by creating and saving millions of jobs while beginning to 
rebuild our Nation's infrastructure.
  To build off this progress, in December we passed the Jobs for Main 
Street Act to create and save even more jobs at home, with targeted 
investment for highways, transit, and school renovations; the hiring of 
teachers, police, and firefighters; increased lending to small 
business; job training initiatives; and affordable housing.
  Furthermore, to spur growth within small business, we passed the 
Small Business Financing and Investment Act to make it easier and more 
affordable for small businesses to get loans and access to capital, 
which in turn could save and create millions of jobs in this sector 
alone.
  Mr. Speaker, while I am proud of the steps that this Chamber has 
taken to lift our economy, I know that our work is not done. We will 
continue to fight to create jobs until we find a solution to repair the 
damage left by the economic downturn of the last 8 years.

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