[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  OBAMA NEEDS TO FOCUS ON JOB CREATION

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, for the past 2\1/2\ years, 
our Nation's unemployment rate has risen over 8 percent. The President 
continually develops policies that discourage and prohibit small 
businesses from creating jobs.
  Just last month, the administration announced the delay of the 
Keystone XL pipeline, a project estimated to create over 300,000 jobs 
without costing taxpayers a dime. I was fortunate enough to visit 
Alberta, Canada in October and witnessed firsthand the Canadian oil 
sands and the positive impact that exploration has for new American 
jobs.
  At the end of this legislative week, House Republicans will have 
passed 25 job-creation bills. Sadly, they are stalled in the Senate. 
With a growing debt of over $15 trillion, it is absolutely necessary 
for Congress and the President to work together to promote job creation 
and ways to remove barriers to allow for small businesses to create 
jobs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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