[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 82 (Wednesday, May 12, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        BUSINESSES NEED WORKERS

  (Mrs. McCLAIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McCLAIN. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to be the voice for 
business owners in my district, who, again, have been kicked while they 
are down.
  This majority and President Biden insist people need more 
unemployment benefits. They don't. There is a record number of open 
jobs, more than 8 million, of which only 266,000 of those jobs have 
been filled. That means that this administration is incentivizing 
people not to work.
  For President Biden to suggest that we need to spend another $4 
trillion on the backs of our children and grandchildren to get back to 
work is insane.
  The jobs are there. The incentives to take the jobs are not.
  This nationwide problem is impacting Michiganders. In fact, the 
biggest issue that I hear from business owners in my district is not 
about COVID or mask mandates or vaccines. They need workers.
  I am calling on the Speaker to actually go out into her district and 
learn what businesses actually need. They don't need more money. They 
don't need more stimulus. They need more employees.

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