[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         AMERICAN JOB CREATORS

  (Mr. BUCSHON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about jobs.
  Over a month ago, I launched my participation in American Job 
Creators. All too often in Washington, regulations are created that end 
up stifling job creation across our Nation. That is why I chose to 
participate in American Job Creators. With unemployment at 9 percent, 
it was common sense to me to ask the job-creating experts what 
regulations are affecting their ability to grow and expand.
  One job creator in my district, Jodie, is a home builder. She went to 
AmericanJobCreators.com and used the platform to communicate with me. 
Jodie identified the onerous banking regulations created by the Dodd-
Frank Act, making it more difficult for contractors to borrow money 
from lending institutions. This, in turn, makes it more difficult to 
complete and start new projects. We know the housing crisis has made it 
difficult on the construction industry, but adding these regulations 
has further stifled the industry's ability to recover and to create 
jobs in America.
  I would like to thank Jodie for her participation and encourage more 
people to go to AmericanJobCreators.com.

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