[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20265]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                       PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it's time for President Obama and 
Harry Reid's do-nothing Senate to work with House Republicans to get 
America back to work. To date, House Republicans have passed 28 jobs 
bills, most recently the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, 
a bill that ensures all hardworking Americans keep more of their pay, 
protects Social Security, ensures access to medical care for seniors, 
and creates jobs.
  But President Obama's contempt for job creation through energy 
development is astonishing. Why would he stand in the way of almost 
200,000 new jobs that come with the construction of the Keystone XL 
pipeline that has bipartisan support? President Obama says he wants to 
put America back to work, but, at the same time, he threatens to veto a 
bill that would do exactly that and take us one step closer to energy 
independence.
  The American people can't wait any longer. I urge the Senate and the 
President to act on measures that will spur job creation and real 
economic growth.


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Westmoreland). Members are reminded that 
remarks in debate may not engage in personality toward the Senate.

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