[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17549]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          HIRING OUR VETERANS

  (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHWARTZ. As a daughter of a Korean war veteran, I firmly believe 
that we have a responsibility to better insure that our Nation's 
veterans find work when they return home.
  To me, veterans, especially post-9/11, are struggling to find 
employment. We can and must do better. Last week, I introduced the 
Hiring Our Veterans Act to strengthen current law that I introduced and 
championed successfully in 2007 and again in 2009, which provided a tax 
credit to employers to hire unemployed veterans.
  Today, the House of Representatives, in a bipartisan way, will pass 
legislation that builds on this effort and expands job opportunities 
for our veterans. It will expand the maximum tax credit available to 
employers who will hire disabled veterans who have been unemployed for 
6 months, and it strengthens the hiring tax credit to benefit both 
short-term and long-term unemployed veterans.
  This is a huge victory for our brave men and women and their families 
who have sacrificed so much for our Nation and our freedom. And as we 
wind down two wars, it is our duty and our honor to support our 
veterans and better insure that they have good, stable jobs when they 
return to home.

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