[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 193 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PASS THE JOBS ACT

  (Mr. REYES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to be here wearing this yellow 
ribbon to welcome home our troops from a job well done in Iraq. My 
thoughts go back to April of 1968 when I came back from Vietnam to a 
very different America, and I'm grateful that today our troops are 
coming back to a welcoming and thankful Nation.
  In that vein, as we sit here today and think about the holiday 
season, the majority of us will be fortunate enough to spend this time 
being surrounded by family and friends; but we should never forget 
that, at the same time during this holiday season, there are many among 
us who are homeless, who are hungry, who are out of a job and simply do 
not know where their next meal will come from.
  This should serve as an important reminder to all of us here as 
Members of Congress that we must work jointly in a bipartisan manner to 
address the critical issues of our time. It is simply unacceptable that 
partisan politics prevent us from working for what's best in this 
country.

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