[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16103]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              JOB CREATION

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, a lot of folks in this 
Chamber talk about job creation, which is important because jobs should 
and must be our Nation's top priority. But the solution to our economic 
woes isn't going to come from Washington; it's going to come from 
domestic industries and small businesses across this Nation.
  One industry that comes to mind is the energy industry, in particular 
the Marcellus shale natural gas play, much of which is located in my 
district. During 2010, the Marcellus shale supported nearly 140,000 
jobs and is projected to generate more than $12.8 billion in economic 
activity just in 2011. The Washington myth that government creates jobs 
continues to be on the lips of many inside the beltway, yet the 
Marcellus has been so productive in part because the Federal Government 
does not have direct involvement in the regulation, which remains 
largely in the hands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Speaker, the government should be focused on removing barriers to 
growth, such as the 15 job-creating bills now passed by the House and 
ignored by the Senate. Here in the House, we haven't waited. It's time 
for our Senate colleagues to act and act now.

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