[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 137 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         PASS JOBS LEGISLATION

  (Mr. WALZ of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. In this Chamber, there is a lot of back and 
forth about who creates jobs and who doesn't. Some have suggested it's 
not government, only business, or vice versa. It's both.
  How about the construction worker who built a Federal highway so 
businesses can ship their products? That's how we work together.
  How about the teacher who works a 14-hour day to educate the next 
generation of small business owners? That's how we work together.
  Tell it to a veteran that's not a real job if he spent 2 years away 
from his wife and child to protect our democracy and the freedom of 
business owners to expand their wealth. That's how we work together.
  Personally, I don't think I or the American people give a dang who 
creates the jobs. All that matters is that the jobs are created. Let's 
get to work for America. We don't have to sit here and set up false 
choices and pit the worker at a private factory against the teacher who 
teaches our children. We all have a role to play in getting this 
country back to work. Let's end the partisanship, work together and 
pass jobs legislation.

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