[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18748]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE SENATE MUST TAKE ACTION

  (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, last Friday the U.S. 
Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November jobs report citing the 
gruesome unemployment rate of 8.6 percent. This revelation marks the 
34th straight month where the Nation's unemployment rate has remained 
at or above 8 percent. This is a tragedy for American families who do 
not have jobs or have given up looking for jobs.
  House Republicans continue to remain focused on job creation, making 
the issue our number one priority. Since January, the House has 
submitted numerous bills, many with bipartisan support, to the Senate 
in hopes of passage, which will help put American families back to 
work. Just last week, the House passed three more commonsense bills, 
bringing the total number of job-creating bills awaiting action by the 
liberal Senate to 25.
  I urge the Senate majority leader to bring any of the House jobs 
bills up for a vote and begin focusing on ways to promote job growth.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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