[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13408]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              JOB CREATION

  (Mr. FINCHER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor this morning to discuss 
the need to create jobs, my priority since I arrived here in January.
  Last Thursday, the President addressed Congress about his proposal to 
create jobs and move this country forward. We must do better.
  Recently, I introduced two bills that are my proposals to help spur 
job creation:
  I introduced the America's Energy Independence Act, which would 
prevent the EPA from enforcing its cross-State pollution rule for 10 
years to keep the flow of electricity high and the cost of electricity 
for America's families low. The President recognized that the EPA's new 
smog standards would lead to job losses, but he played politics and 
only rescinded the standards until right after the election.
  I also introduced the Invest in America Act, which would suspend the 
capital gains tax for 10 years, providing more certainty to families 
who are being penalized for selling their homes, their investments and 
farms.
  Instead of spending money we don't have on initiatives that don't 
work, these bills provide actual help to Americans so they can get back 
to the business of making America great.

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