[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13604]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            JOBS IN AMERICA

  (Mr. OWENS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. OWENS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the all-important 
issue of jobs in America.
  As I travel around my district, I frequently hear discussions about 
jobs. But more importantly, I hear discussions about jobs that have 
gone unfilled. In my district alone, that is 2,600 jobs. In America it 
is 3.2 million jobs that are ready to be filled today.
  We must come together, as Members of Congress, to provide assistance 
that helps us train people, relocate them, or do whatever is necessary 
to bring people to jobs; 3.2 million people back to work, that's 
significant. I hope that my colleagues in Congress will work with me to 
put 3.2 million Americans back to work.
  This is not a situation where there are not jobs. This is a situation 
where there are unfilled jobs.

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