[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 161 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                           AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, it's been 294 days since the Republicans took 
control of the House. The party of no still refuses to put forward a 
clear jobs plan. They have put politics ahead of what is right for the 
American people.
  Unemployment is near 17 percent in my district, one of the highest 
rates of foreclosure in the country. The American people in my district 
are hurting, and throughout the country.
  Yet, instead of acting on a bold plan to create new jobs, Republicans 
have decided to protect tax cuts for millionaires and companies that 
ship jobs overseas. Now the Republicans in the Senate have said ``no'' 
to the American Jobs Act, even though it includes the same proposals 
that they have supported in the past.
  And the Republican leaders in the Senate just called the proposal to 
help teachers, firefighters, and police officers stay on the job a 
``bailout.'' These public servants educate, and I state, educate our 
children and keep our streets safe. They deserve our support. They 
don't deserve more gridlock in Congress.
  We can't wait. Let's pass the American Jobs Act now.

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