[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1599]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                  JOBS

  (Mrs. HALVORSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. HALVORSON. Mr. Speaker, it's critical that we get people back to 
work across this country. Nothing is more important to the American 
people at this time than jobs. That's why I was proud to announce $22 
million in stimulus funds for my district's multimodal transportation 
center located in the city of Normal, Illinois.
  There are those who have said, and continue to say, that projects 
like this will not put people back to work; who still say that the 
stimulus isn't working. But here's the reality: The construction of 
this center is going to put 300 people to work and give access to good 
transportation options to countless more residents of central Illinois. 
This project would not have been possible without the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act.
  I'm proud that the Recovery Act is helping those individuals get back 
to work. We must continue to invest in American infrastructure, build 
upon the work that the Recovery Act is doing, and continue to work to 
create jobs.

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