[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 135 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Ms. MOORE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, the President has sent us the American Jobs 
Act, a plan to put the country back to work while it makes investments 
in our struggling economy.
  This bill would modernize and rehabilitate 30,000 public schools; 
establish a desperately needed infrastructure bank; pump $50 billion 
into our aging roads, bridges, railroads, and airports. In fact, we 
have 71,000 ``structurally deficient'' bridges in this country. We're 
falling behind the rest of the world when it comes to modern railways, 
roads, and schools. And this bill is of critical importance to my 
district. Of the Nation's cities, Milwaukee has the second-largest 
percentage of its workforce in the manufacturing sector. Passing this 
bill means jobs for my constituents making support beams for bridges, 
manufacturing tools, building engines, putting together construction 
equipment, designing and producing computers for airports; trucking, 
rail, and port transportation. And yes, it even means making bacon and 
eggs at the local diner to support these workers.
  Mr. Speaker, let's put America back to work. Pass the American Jobs 
Act and pass it now.

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