[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 30 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H1151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   JOBS FOR URBAN SUSTAINABILITY ACT

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, today, Congress passed a jobs bill. It was a 
small jobs bill, but it was a start.
  This country needs to work on jobs. This week, I introduced an Urban 
Sustainability Act to direct $10 billion of TARP money into cities with 
populations of 600,000 or more and with unemployment rates of 10 
percent or more to put in public works projects and job training.
  It is important that we realize that urban America is suffering and 
suffering in a disproportionate way, and it is important that they get 
paid particular emphasis. I encourage other cosponsors--we have 9 or 10 
already--to join with me, and I encourage the administration and the 
leadership to look at urban cities and the need for job training 
programs and public works programs.
  Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders and I introduced a bill on solar 
for 10 billion solar photovoltaic panels on roofs and 10 billion 
gallons of solar water. We need to invest in solar to protect our 
country, our mother Earth and our resources so that we don't have as 
many soldiers protecting lines of transportation that are there to 
bring in oil from the Middle East.
  I urge the strong consideration and adoption of that bill. Solar is 
the future, and it can protect our Nation and our mother Earth.

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