[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14540-14541]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       PASS THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. AL GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it's time for this House to act 
on the American Jobs Act. It not only makes good sense, it makes 
dollars and cents for businesses. Businesses that hire persons who have 
been looking for

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work for more than 6 months will get a $4,000 tax credit. If that 
person happens to be a veteran, it becomes $5,600. If that veteran 
happens to have a disability that is service connected, it becomes 
$9,600.
  It's time to act on the American Jobs Act. It makes good sense. It 
also makes good dollars and cents for business.

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