[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             AMERICAN JOBS

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, we speak of jobs, both sides of the aisle 
speak of jobs. And we wonder, why is it that jobs are not being 
created? It is because the public has no confidence in any of us. So 
let's start to look seriously at the jobs bill that we have before us, 
and that is the President's American Jobs Act. And let's look at 
specifics within that. We speak generically, but let's see how it 
really affects people, and let's look at how it affects the one group 
of people that we all say we want to help: the veterans.
  When I was home, we went to the opening for the U.S.VETS. It was to 
implement the President's plan that we will end veteran homelessness by 
the year 2015. But we also know an integral part of that is the jobs. 
Look at what his act produces: Returning Heroes tax credits of up to 
$5,600 if you hire an unemployed vet; a Wounded Warriors tax credit of 
up to $9,600 if you hire a disabled veteran. Isn't it time for us to 
just stop all of this and start to focus on what we need to do to 
create the jobs for the people who need it?

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