[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16457]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REPUBLICAN NO-JOBS AGENDA

  (Mr. SIRES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, it has been 43 weeks since Republicans took 
control of the House, and we have had 817 recorded votes, yet they have 
failed to pass a single bill to create jobs. In turn, they have 
actually voted against, blocked, or ignored an array of job-creating 
proposals, including the American Jobs Act as well as segments of the 
American Jobs Act.
  There are 14 million Americans out of work that are counting on 
Congress to pass legislation that creates jobs and improves the 
American economy. The American Jobs Act will create and preserve jobs 
now, put money back into the pockets of working Americans now, and give 
businesses job-creating tax breaks now. Unfortunately, the majority is 
continuing a no-jobs agenda by refusing to hold a vote on the American 
Jobs Act. The House majority will not even follow the Senate's lead by 
bringing job-creating components of the bill, like the provision that 
preserves jobs for teachers and first responders, up for a vote. Mr. 
Speaker, we must act now to establish confidence in our economy, and 
the American Jobs Act is one way to achieve that goal.

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