[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     LET'S PUT AMERICA BACK TO WORK

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Madam Speaker, this Democratic Congress, with our 
President, has begun to turn around the terrible job situation we 
inherited. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is working. Can 
you imagine where we would be without it? Private-sector employment has 
increased for 6 straight months, 35 percent of household wealth lost in 
the Bush administration has been recovered. Finally, the Senate 
overcame Republican objections and extended unemployment to help tide 
millions of people through these tough times. But that is not enough.
  The American people need jobs. My community needs jobs. While 
unemployment overall has improved, there are too many communities which 
still have double-digit unemployment, and African Americans and young 
people are the hardest hit.
  So to the other party on the other side of the Capitol: Pass the 
small business bill to fuel the engine of our economy, now. Pass 
funding we have included for youth jobs, now. Pass funding to keep 
teachers in our classrooms and policemen on our streets, now. Pass 
funding for black farmers, now.
  This country thrives or falters on the strength of our working men 
and women. Senate Republicans: forget politics. Let's put America back 
to work.

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