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




                           AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, the American Jobs Act has been presented to 
the American people, but in this House it doesn't sound like it's going 
to get much of a hearing. Republican leadership has called it dead and 
has called it a partisan piece of legislation.
  Well, I've got some evidence that shows that it's not really that 
partisan. As a matter of fact, we sent out a survey to over 4,000 
Louisvilleans asking them for their opinion on all provisions of the 
American Jobs Act. The percentage of support was astounding. Almost 80 
percent want to spend $50 billion to improve our infrastructure; 76 
percent want to cut payroll taxes for every worker, 77 percent to cut 
the payroll tax for businesses, 73 percent allowing businesses to write 
off 100 percent of new investments, a Republican proposal; 79 percent 
want to provide a tax credit for hiring American veterans.
  No, the only thing that's partisan about the American Jobs Act is the 
Republicans' attitude about it. And it is time to pass this act to 
create a new future for the American people and a better American 
economy.

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