[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 86 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H3671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT

  (Mr. VALADAO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, the national 
unemployment report was released for this past May.
  While some Americans were able to find low-paying jobs, I remain 
extremely disappointed with this sluggish economic recovery. For 
example, parts of my district in the Central Valley are still suffering 
from 30 percent unemployment. This is simply unacceptable.
  The economic downturn, caused by burdensome regulatory policies at 
the State and Federal levels, cannot continue. Our communities should 
be growing, our businesses should be expanding, and our families should 
be able to provide better lives for their children. This can be done by 
allowing safe oil and natural gas exploration and by providing a clean, 
reliable water supply for Central Valley farmers, farm workers and 
their communities.
  My constituents have faced chronic unemployment for too long. It is 
time for Washington bureaucrats to get out of the way and to let 
America prosper.

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