[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   DEMOCRATS ARE INVESTING IN AMERICA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Garcia) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate and 
recognize the good-paying jobs that will be created by the historic 
investments Democrats have recently made in America.
  What are the investments, you may ask?
  Well, let me tell you, Mr. Speaker, the Inflation Reduction Act, the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act. 
These are three key laws that will power America forward by creating 
jobs, jobs, and, yes, better-paying jobs.
  Since President Biden took office in January 2021, over 9.4 million 
jobs have been created. I will repeat that: 9.4 million jobs.
  If we look closely at the numbers and reports of these three new 
laws, we get a preview of how many more jobs will be created under 
President Biden's leadership.
  First is the Inflation Reduction Act. This bill has the power to 
create 9 million new jobs over the next decade, nearly 1 million jobs 
each year, and 5 million of these jobs will likely be new clean-energy 
jobs across America.
  Second, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will add 2 million 
new jobs per year over the next decade.
  Third, the CHIPS and Science Act will create more than 1 million 
construction jobs over the next 6 years to build America's 
semiconductor factories.
  All these laws work to create good-paying union construction jobs for 
plumbers, pipe fitters, electrical workers, steel workers, laborers, 
electricians, and other trades for working people.
  These are the types of jobs that residents across my district, Texas 
29, and millions of Americans across our Nation proudly work to help 
keep their families together, to feed their children, and to look to 
the future. These are the kinds of jobs that power America and its 
economic engine.
  House Democrats and President Biden understand that growing the 
middle class means creating better-paying jobs right here in our 
country. That is why we passed these monumental laws.
  Under the leadership of President Biden, who is the most pro-worker 
and pro-union President in American history, we have also invested 
hundreds of millions of dollars in registered apprenticeships and pre-
apprenticeships to provide new opportunities for working people to get 
good-paying union jobs.
  President Biden knows it is not only about providing opportunities 
for Americans today, but it is also about planning for tomorrow's 
generation of workers and having a better life for our children.
  I am proud President Biden is building a better America for 
generations to come by putting people over policy politics. Sadly, as 
House Democrats and the President are working to create better-paying 
jobs, the Republicans are job killers. They oppose this legislation 
because they only focus on controlling women and their bodies. 
Democrats trust women.
  So while Republicans are focused on their own power, House Democrats 
and President Biden remain laser focused on producing results for the 
American people, and Democrats are delivering big-time.

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