[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13600]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, last week President Obama laid out a plan of 
action to create new jobs and strengthen our economy. Now the American 
Jobs Act has been sent to Congress, and it is up to us to catch the 
ball and run it into the end zone.
  The American people are suffering. They are in pain. They are 
hurting. They need and deserve our help now, not tomorrow. They don't 
need more excuses.
  The American Jobs Act contains tax incentives, Federal incentives 
that will give our economy an immediate boost. Ninety-eight percent of 
businesses will have payroll tax cut in half. The new tax credit will 
encourage businesses to hire returning veterans, and 280,000 teachers 
will be saved from being laid off. New investments will help build our 
roads, our bridges, our airports and rail systems, and not the bridges 
to nowhere.
  Let's invest in the American people and work together to build our 
economy. This is not about allowing President Obama a win. This is 
about the American people, people who need jobs now, and building our 
economy.
  Let's work together. Let's help the American people who are 
suffering.

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