[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 91 (Thursday, June 23, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H4474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                IT'S TIME TO GET AMERICANS BACK TO WORK

  (Ms. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, it's time to talk turkey about jobs. Too 
many Americans are unemployed, and it's time to get Americans back to 
work. As we enter this new decade in the 21st century, research and 
development is critical to rebuilding American manufacturing and to 
creating jobs. In today's global economy, manufacturing here in the 
United States and innovation remains a linchpin for economic growth 
that is being challenged rigorously by our competitors around the 
world.
  Today, I rise to highlight legislation I introduced with my colleague 
from Maryland, Roscoe Bartlett, to spur innovation and economic 
development. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 682, the 21st Century Investment Act, 
would encourage companies to co-locate their research and development 
activities with job creation here in the United States. We'd make 
permanent the research and development tax credit and increase the 
domestic manufacturing tax credit to 15 percent. Those are jobs here in 
the United States.
  The time was that we were the global leader and the architect of 
research and development, but not true today. We can and we must do 
better because of whatever that is we're down to, about number 17 or 
21. We can do better; and so by joining Mr. Bartlett and me, Mr. 
Speaker, H.R. 689 will reclaim the mantle of innovation and create 
jobs.

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