[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 5, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H6567-H6568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, in my congressional district, the unemployment 
rate is 17 percent; and in San Bernardino County, it's well above 14 
percent.
  My constituents need a bold plan of action, not more gridlock in 
Washington, D.C. They want us to come together and take action. The 
American Jobs Act provides a clear path forward to put our country back 
to work.
  This bill contains bipartisan ideas that will put teachers, 
firefighters, first responders, and cops back to work right now, 
provide tax cuts that put money in the pockets of working Americans 
right now, give businesses job-creating tax breaks right now, and 
provide a boost to our economy right now. And this bill is fully paid 
for, not adding a dime to our deficit.
  The Republican Party has supported these ideas in the past. It's time 
to put

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politics aside. Let's come to the table and work together. The American 
people cannot afford to wait any longer. Let's act now. Pass this 
bipartisan jobs bill.

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