[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1871]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        THE UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS

  (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it's now been 829 days since I 
arrived in Congress, and the Republican leadership has not allowed a 
single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. 
Mr. Speaker, I'm devastated by this because the American people are 
devastated.
  Unemployment is depriving people of health care, higher education, 
and even food and shelter. Does this sound like a civilized Nation?
  Mr. Speaker, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the U.S. a 
failing grade for infrastructure. We have no shortage of shovel-ready 
public projects that can put people to work, but this Congress is 
unwilling to act.
  Mr. Speaker, our mantra should be: jobs, jobs, jobs.

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