[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6383]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          WHERE ARE THE JOBS?

  (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my deep concern over 
the rising tide of unemployment across America and particularly in my 
home State of West Virginia. In my State, the unemployment rate has 
risen now to over 10 percent with some counties reaching well over 12 
percent.
  Beyond these staggering figures, we must take a moment to pause and 
ask ourselves, are the policies we're pushing through this Congress 
creating real job growth? Absolutely not.
  Sadly, we all know a family member, a friend, a colleague who has 
lost their job and is struggling to get back on their feet. The so-
called stimulus bill, along with numerous so-called jobs bills, has 
failed to produce the jobs that the administration and the Democrats in 
this Congress promised. And worse yet, the policies of this 
administration are actually causing job loss in my State.
  Instead we should be enacting policies that get Americans back to 
work and awaken Main Street across our country.
  Mr. Speaker, at a time of increasing unemployment for American 
families, we must keep repeating, where are the jobs?

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