[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 177 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               AMERICAN ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS ACT

  (Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, this week Speaker Boehner 
announced a bill that will be introduced soon to Congress to deal with 
our jobs issue. It's not one that raises taxes. It's not one which is 
going to add to the deficit. It is the American Energy & Infrastructure 
Jobs Act, which will be introduced soon.
  It is an act that in part is related to a bill that I have presented 
in this Chamber for several years now in a bipartisan move to get 
America back to work.
  Instead of importing $129 billion worth of oil every year and sending 
them our wealth, it uses our oil off our coasts to create jobs.
  Our infrastructure in America has a $2 trillion pricetag to repair 
our roads, highways, and bridges. We also still have 14 million 
Americans out of work and another 10 million looking for work. It's 
time America got back to work, and we can do it with this bill. I urge 
all of my colleagues to make sure they're part of this bill when it 
comes out and get Americans back to work and rebuild America once 
again.

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