[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 175 (Wednesday, November 16, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             THE SENATE MUST PASS REPUBLICAN JOBS BILLS NOW

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I have breaking news for 
President Obama and Senate Democrats:
  House Republicans have passed more than 20 bills that would create 
much needed jobs, but the Democrat-controlled Senate won't even 
consider them.
  The hardworking people of eastern and southeastern Ohio are ready to 
get back to work. In fact, they've been ready. So I'm serious about 
creating and protecting jobs now. That's why I was proud to introduce 
the Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection 
Act, which would prevent the Obama administration from enacting more 
job-killing regulations.
  This administration's war on America's coal industry will be 
devastating to eastern and southeastern Ohio. Up to 27,000 direct and 
indirect coal jobs are at risk from the administration's proposed 
rewrite of the stream buffer zone rule--and that's just one regulation.
  This bill is part of the House Republican jobs plan that you can find 
at jobs.gop.gov. I urge the Senate to get to work and to pass these 
important bills now.

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