[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17315-17316]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, the poverty rate in California and the 
Inland Empire has risen from 11 percent to 17 percent. My constituents 
are hurting and it's time for Congress to live up to its 
responsibility.
  But in the 45 weeks since the Republicans took control of the House, 
they have failed to pass a single bill that creates jobs for the 
American people. The American Jobs Act contains bipartisan ideas, keeps 
our teachers, firefighters and cops on the jobs, provides tax cuts to 
help small businesses grow and hire more workers, helps to rebuild our 
crumbling roads, bridges and airports, puts more of our veterans who 
are returning troops back to work.
  This is a balanced approach to help fix the American jobs crisis. 
It's long

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past overdue. We need to bring it up for a vote. The 14 million 
Americans looking for a job can't wait any longer. They need a job.
  Let's act now. Let's pass the Jobs Act.

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