[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 161 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              JOB CREATION

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, our national unemployment rate is 9.1 
percent. Yet for 42 weeks, the Republican leadership has ignored the 
need for a strong jobs agenda and has instead pushed an agenda to 
reduce workplace protections, and they have gone to weaken our economy. 
Unfortunately, the only jobs that will result from the Republican 
agenda are those vacated by victims of workplace injuries and possible 
deaths due to watered-down regulations. This is not responsible and 
only hampers our economic growth.
  Democrats acknowledge that small businesses are responsible for 
nearly 70 percent of job creation. As a result, we have proposed the 
American Jobs Act and the Make it in America Act to support small 
businesses, create jobs, and strengthen our economy.
  The American Jobs Act proposal would create nearly 300,000 education 
jobs, keep thousands of police and firemen on the job, cut the payroll 
tax in half, and put more money in the pockets of Americans immediately 
without adding a dime to the deficit.
  The Make It In America proposal would close tax loopholes that 
encourage outsourcing of U.S. jobs overseas and establish incentives 
for creating American clean energy jobs.
  I ask my colleagues to abandon their misguided agenda and support 
those measures that will strengthen our country for all.

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