[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 28, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          FOSTERING JOB GROWTH

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, my colleague from Virginia needs to redirect 
his comments about silent response to the Democrat-controlled Senate, 
the party of which he is a member. Fostering job growth for the 
American people continues to be the number one job for House 
Republicans, and we have a record to prove it.
  With unemployment and underemployment at above 15 percent for the 
past 36 months, the Obama economy continues to produce the Nation's 
worst jobless record since the Great Depression. So far, by following 
the House Republican Plan for America's Job Creators, the House passed 
more than 30 bipartisan jobs bills on behalf of the American people.
  Each of these bills is aimed at unleashing the power of our private 
sector to freely and confidently build, invest, innovate, and expand 
again--and put millions of Americans back to work. Unfortunately, the 
vast majority of these bipartisan House-passed jobs bills are being 
ignored or blocked in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
  The American people are tired of waiting. It's time for Democrats in 
the Senate and the White House to put politics aside and pass these 
jobs bills.

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