[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        JOBS AND FINANCE REFORM

  (Ms. LEE of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. LEE of California. I rise to call on Republicans to wake up to 
the needs of Americans, millions of Americans, mind you, and to create 
jobs.
  The Republican-led Congress has led almost an entire year without 
enacting a single piece of jobs legislation. Madam Speaker, America 
cannot wait.
  Republicans continue to ignore the crisis of unemployment and poverty 
in America and instead keep bringing more bills to bail out the 
wealthy. Let's stop bailing out Wall Street and bring some real relief 
to Main Street. Let's stop wasting time pretending that markets can 
regulate themselves. We need strong oversight so that we have no more 
Bernie Madoffs and bank bailouts. Let's stop wasting time pretending 
that tax cuts for the wealthy pay for themselves. We need corporations 
and the wealthy to pay their fair share.
  Last week, Madam Speaker, I held a jobs fair. Thousands showed up. 
People want to work. This is a national emergency. Let's reignite the 
American dream by passing the American Jobs Act now.

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