[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, how many different jobs could 
be created if America just had more snakes? venom specialists? animal 
control? mongoose peddler? I only ask because, in the face of 
stagnating job growth, Republican leadership in the House Oversight 
Subcommittee actually recommended relaxing restrictions on exotic snake 
sales to create jobs. Apparently, in the face of ongoing unemployment, 
the one job Republicans feel confident they can create is snake oil 
salesman.
  In contrast, President Obama's jobs proposal takes a page out of a 
former Republican playbook, most notably that of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 
supporting policies that put Americans back to work. It includes 
infrastructure investments to build and repair schools, roadways, 
bridges, creating construction jobs. The President's proposal cuts 
business taxes to incentivize hiring in the private sector, and it cuts 
payroll taxes for every current worker to spur economic demand. These 
bipartisan policies have been successful in the past.
  The American people need real jobs, Mr. Speaker, not snake charmers, 
and I ask that my colleagues support real proposals like the American 
Jobs Act.

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