[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    LET'S PASS THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I have a great idea. Let's 
pass the American Jobs Act.
  It cuts taxes, it invests in infrastructure, and most importantly, it 
helps small businesses be more competitive in the global economy. 
Economists of all political stripes tell us that this act will create 
1.9 million jobs, and it does it, in part, by making sure that U.S. 
taxpayer dollars are spent on U.S. jobs by applying the Buy American 
provisions.
  We should pass the American Jobs Act, and then we should take the 
simple idea that U.S. taxpayer dollars should go to create U.S. jobs 
and then apply it to every corner of the Federal Government. For 
instance, we could create another 600,000 jobs on top of the 1.9 
million if we'd just clean up loopholes that allow for thousands of 
defense contracts to go to overseas companies.
  You see, rhetoric on the floor of the House of Representatives 
doesn't create jobs. Real, now-focused policies do, like the American 
Jobs Act and the Buy American policy.

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