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




                    IN SUPPORT OF AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the American 
Jobs Act, which addresses two critical issues facing America today: the 
need for immediate investments in our Nation's infrastructure that will 
put Americans back to work, and the need to upgrade our schools to meet 
the requirements demanded by a 21st-century education.
  Mr. Speaker, last week, I visited Adams Elementary School in Santa 
Barbara, California. This school is well over 45 years old and is in 
desperate need of more classroom space, a new library, and technology 
upgrades. Like other school districts around the country, Santa Barbara 
has been forced to cut budgets and lay off teachers, and struggles to 
pay for school upgrades which would promote a better-educated 
workforce. The American Jobs Act would help fix this problem by 
providing school districts with the resources they need to make the 
needed school improvements. This act would create good, well-paying 
jobs now and strengthen our future economy as well.
  The American Jobs Act is about jobs, but it's also about our 
children's education. It's about our Nation's future. We should pass 
the American Jobs Act, Mr. Speaker; and we should pass it now.

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