[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               HIRING ACT

  (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, America needs jobs, and we need them now. 
My constituents tell me they want Congress to quit the bickering and 
partisan posturing and get to working on fixing the economy. Wall 
Street may be doing well enough for the bankers to reward themselves 
with big bonuses, but folks on Main Street and on country roads are 
hurting.
  North Carolina's unemployment rate hit its high for 2009 in December, 
an incredible 11.2 percent. Our top priorities must be: jobs, jobs, 
jobs. My HIRING Act will provide the incentive for companies to put 
people to work today, giving employers up to $7,500 per new worker they 
hire.
  Congress needs to take action on this bill today and put people to 
work. Passing the HIRING Act would be like CPR for our economy, and I 
hope my colleagues will join me in supporting that legislation.

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