[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 107 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (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 934 days since I 
came to Congress and there has not been a single vote on serious 
legislation to address our unemployment crisis.
  Amidst the distractions, amidst the scandals, amidst the tragedies, 
the single overriding focus of the American people remains the same: 
jobs and the economy. The polls speak volumes.
  Mr. Speaker, today I'm taking an important step to end distractions 
and get the Congress back to work for the people, for the unemployed, 
for the suffering. Today, I am reintroducing President Obama's American 
Jobs Act, which expired last year without even reaching the House 
floor. The American Jobs Act is popular for a reason: independent 
analysts have shown it would create 1.9 million jobs.
  Mr. Speaker, bring this bill to a vote and you will restore public 
trust in the Congress of the United States of America. The American 
Jobs Act deserves a vote. Mr. Speaker, our mantra should be: jobs, 
jobs, jobs.

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