[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13843]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           PASS THE JOBS BILL

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise on behalf of the 64 
percent of Americans--and growing--who say, ``Pass the jobs bill.''
  I rise on behalf of those who have sought to get work time and time 
again. I rise on behalf of the citizens of the State of Texas, for the 
8.3 percent--and growing--unemployed individuals in our own State, 
which has been represented to be a State that has no unemployment. We 
are resilient, yes. But in working with the United States, it is 
important to note that we must do something to restore the 
opportunities for people to work and to restore human dignity.
  As the President said, we should have one purpose in this House. It 
should be to work for the American people. We can balance this budget, 
we can reduce the deficit, but we really can put people to work: 
firefighters and teachers and police officers. We can invest in this 
economy, we can provide education, and we can put Americans back to 
work.
  Let's not make ourselves number one. Let's make the American people 
number one. Pass the jobs bill now.

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