[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       PASS THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, despite the fact that we face 
persistent unemployment and slow economic growth, Republicans would 
rather waste time with debt ceiling disapproval resolutions and risk 
default again than come up with real answers to our most pressing 
problems. Democrats want to pass the American Jobs Act right now to get 
people back to work. We want to offer payroll tax breaks to small 
businesses that create jobs, not continue corporate welfare to major 
oil companies. We want to create infrastructure banks to repair and 
rebuild our communities, not delay these highway projects to score 
political points.
  Monday, in Politico, a senior Republican aide was quoted as saying he 
``didn't want to hand Obama a win'' on jobs legislation. It's clear 
that Republicans care more about beating the President than beating 
unemployment. The jobless of this country cannot wait another 14 
months. Pass the American Jobs Act today.

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