[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3114-3120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              UNEMPLOYMENT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Woodall). Under the Speaker's announced 
policy of January 5, 2011, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Jackson) is 
recognized for 30 minutes.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Let me express my appreciation to you and to 
the leadership of this Congress for allowing me 30 minutes to speak to 
my constituents, but also to speak to the American people about the 
central issue that confronts our Nation and this economic crisis.
  Mr. Speaker, the central issue that has confronted every Congress 
that remains unaddressed, for which I want to talk about tonight, is 
unemployment.
  The unemployment rate in our country is too high. The Democratic 
message, job creation and create jobs, I respect that message.

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  Republicans believe in tax cuts and tax breaks and pro-business 
perspective, which many Democrats support as well, and I believe that, 
clearly, economic growth is the path to job creation. But for the 
unemployed in our Nation, a very, very different category, the debate, 
led by Democrats and led by Republicans in the Congress of the United 
States, all too often ignores people who are unemployed.
  Unemployment is a very special category. Every Member of Congress 
knows the numbers, but it's the American people who are feeling them. 
About 9 percent of the country is ``unemployed'' based on the 
definition of unemployed that the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses.
  But in communities like mine, it's around 15 percent, and that's 
conservative. Some communities have as high as 30 percent unemployment.
  So when Democrats come to the floor of the Congress and talk about 
job creation, for African Americans, for minorities and for women, when 
we hear that language, because we are usually the last hired and the 
first fired, job creation isn't a message that touches my constituents. 
It's not a message that touches the long-term unemployed who find 
themselves in the barrios, the ghettos, and the trailer parks of our 
Nation.
  So the question is why Democrats and Republicans in Congress, both 
promoting growth, Republicans promoting tax breaks and tax cuts and 
limited government as a way to stimulate the economy, Democrats 
focusing on job creation as a way to separate the economy, which might 
include reasonable spending and deficit reduction measures, why, in the 
midst of our conversation, led by Republicans in the majority and 
Democrats, unemployed Americans continue to grow. There is this huge 
category that Democrats are not speaking to and Republicans are not 
speaking to but needs to be addressed in order to strengthen our 
economy and change the present direction.
  You see, Mr. Speaker, if we can provide a job for every American, if 
we can eliminate unemployment just like we eliminated slavery, if we 
can eliminate unemployment just like as a Nation we are trying to 
eliminate discrimination against women and against the disabled and 
against the gays and lesbians of our Nation, if we can eliminate 
unemployment--the way our system is actually set up, if every American 
is working they pay into the system. And if they are paying into the 
system, it pays for future generations of Americans to take advantage 
of the entitlement programs that my colleagues who just left the floor 
were talking about. But if there is high unemployment in any given 
generation, it profoundly impacts the kinds of resources that are 
available for the Federal Government and local governments to handle 
basic programs that keep our Nation strong in every succeeding 
generation for every American.
  Mr. Speaker, many Americans have been out of work. For many months 
they have stopped looking for work. So even though they have no jobs, 
they are not counted as unemployed.
  Over the last few months, I have called on unemployed, underemployed, 
and economically insecure Americans to send me their resumes and their 
stories so that I can keep unemployment front and center before our 
government.
  Unemployment. I did not say job creation. I did not say deficit 
reduction or tax reductions to corporations. I said unemployment, that 
thing that President Roosevelt talked about when he said, ``We have 
nothing to fear but fear itself.''
  President Roosevelt wasn't talking about the Russian bear. He wasn't 
talking about Nazis in Germany. He wasn't talking about fascism in 
Italy under Mussolini. He was talking about the deterioration of our 
national fiber and fabric from within, unemployment.

                              {time}  1900

  And at the time that he was delivering that speech, Mr. Speaker--I 
know that my chart here is probably inadequate for the C-SPAN cameras--
but the largest spike in our Nation's history for unemployment, between 
1930 and 1945, was during President Roosevelt's administration. Now one 
would think that the goal would be in order to keep men content and 
women content in their homes, in their jobs, and actually believing in 
our country, that we would be working collectively as Democrats and 
Republicans to eliminate the idea of unemployment as a potential factor 
in the life of the American people.
  But no. We're talking about job creation, we're talking about deficit 
reduction, and somehow we believe that by moving the interest rates and 
the levers of our economy that somehow corporations that have chosen to 
leave the United States and locate in foreign countries abroad, that 
somehow they're going to come back to America and provide us with 
enough work for millions of Americans who find themselves unemployed, 
underemployed, and out of work.
  So, Mr. Speaker, to demonstrate this shameful condition, I have 
called on unemployed, underemployed, and economically insecure 
Americans to send me their resumes so that I can tell their story and 
so that I can keep unemployment front and center. Thousands of people 
responded and sent their resumes to me at 
ResumesforA[email protected]. And so tonight, I want to share a few 
of the emails that I received. And Mr. Speaker, I hope these stories 
will compel this Congress to make ending unemployment once and for all 
a national priority. If we can end unemployment once and for all, we 
can save Social Security without any cuts to Social Security. If we can 
end unemployment once and for all, we can take the entitlement programs 
off of the table.
  But there is very little focus on ending unemployment. Congress is 
focused on job creation. However, Congress' efforts, historically, at 
job creation have gotten it probably at least about a C-minus in terms 
of what most economists actually believe Congress has the power to 
create jobs. Congress doesn't create jobs. The private sector creates 
jobs. Congress can offer incentives for the private sector to create 
jobs, but Congress cannot create jobs unless Congress is going to hire 
everybody, which, Mr. Speaker, is not necessarily a bad idea of 
Congress hiring everybody. But that's another Special Order.
  I want to talk tonight, Mr. Speaker, about these Americans who have 
been left behind, and at the conclusion of my remarks hopefully offer 
some insight in what I think could serve as a constructive part of a 
conversation about ending long-term unemployment for all Americans.
  First, I want to start with Linda Stabile. Linda wrote a letter to 
Speaker Boehner. She said, ``I'm a 63-year-old woman who has been laid 
off from my job I loved in mid-June of 2009.'' She got laid off from 
her job she loved. ``Since then, I have spent every day looking for 
work unsuccessfully. I am a four-time breast cancer survivor and in 
December underwent my second mastectomy in 3 years. I have a small 
condo with a modest mortgage, but sold my car last August to help me 
make ends meet. Unless I'm able to find even a part-time job, in a few 
months I will join the ranks of the 99ers with an uncertain future. 
Should I lose my home, I have nowhere to go.
  ``There are many Americans who face the same frightening prospect, I 
know, and I'm sure you receive many communications such as mine. But I 
do hope that you will lend your support to extending benefits for the 
long-term unemployed.
  ``The emotional, physical, and psychological stress of day-to-day job 
hunting is painful, and it's damaging beyond words. I begin each day 
with a hopeful outlook, but at the end of the day, restorative sleep is 
beyond my reach. I am talented. I have good skills. But time is running 
out. Please, won't you make jobs a priority? Respectfully, Linda 
Stabile.''
  Linda, I believe that we should make jobs a priority, and ending the 
shameful condition of unemployment ought to be a priority of this 
Congress.

                            Linda M. Stabile


                             skills summary

       Highly organized and energetic administrative professional 
     with wide experience in

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     managing multi-faceted projects, along with day-to-day 
     support of an office or executive, with emphasis on sales.
       Proven skills in writing, editing, interpersonal 
     communication, and attention to detail.
       Excellent computer skills--Microsoft Office Suite: Word, 
     Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel.


                        PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

       WTTW Channel 11/98.7 WFMT-FM, Chicago, IL 1999-2009
       Sales and Marketing Support
       Supported Television and Radio Advertising Sales Executive 
     Level staff by creating color one-sheets and PowerPoint bound 
     and on-screen presentations to attract potential advertisers.
       Consulted with Research Director and Director of Business 
     Affairs/Sales Planning to extract ratings, demographics, and 
     pricing details.
       Developed and maintained first-ever Program Fact Book to 
     provide Sales Department with detailed programming 
     information in a single, comprehensive reference source. 
     Interfaced with various PBS stations and their public 
     relations firms to obtain information vital to the sales 
     process, often under tight deadline pressure.
       Updated media kits on quarterly or as-needed basis, 
     enabling Sales Staffs to keep up-to-date on regularly or 
     frequently changing specifics.
       Designed invitations for Sales events and coordinated 
     arrangements with other departments.
       Recruited American Indian volunteers to work themed WTTW 
     Pledge night, resulting in $30,000 Pledge total.
       WTTW Channel 11, Chicago IL 1992-1998
       General Administrative
       Provided phone support to Vice President, Sales and 
     Marketing--WTTW, scheduled meetings, processed travel and 
     entertainment expenses, tracked invoices, generated contracts 
     and high quality reports.


                            OTHER EXPERIENCE

       Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, IL [temporary position]
       General Administrative
       Provided secretarial and extensive client service support 
     to the Executive Assistant Manager and Front Office Manager.
       Inter-Continental Hotels Corporation Chicago and Houston
       Sales and Marketing Support--Assistant to National 
           Director, Incentive Sales, Chicago
       Edited copy for incentive travel programs and finalized 
     with head office.
       Compiled incentive sales training manual for U.S. Sales 
     Force.
       Inside Sales Manager, Houston National Group Sales Center
       Solicited and managed corporate, association, tour and 
     travel accounts for worldwide hotel chain.


                               EDUCATION

       Northwestern University, Downtown Chicago campus--
     Communications/Advertising coursework.


                         COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

       Chicago Women in Hospitality--Founded and promoted 
     professional women's organization.
       Lincoln Park Zoo--Former docent and staff volunteer 
     assistant.
       Tree House Humane Society--Development Office volunteer 
     (heavy phone contact, database input).
       Mitchell Museum of the American Indian--Volunteer and 
     docent-in-training.

  From Michael B. Alexander, master of science in real estate 
management, master of urban planning, design, and development,
  ``Hello. I willingly left my job as a city planner with the city of 
Largo, Florida, to pursue an MSc degree in Sweden in August of 2008. I 
have been looking for work all over the United States actively since 
August 2010, when I received my degree. While I had four interviews, 
I've easily applied for over 250 jobs between August and February. It 
is worth noting that I have accrued a sizeable amount of debt from all 
of my education over the years, and I'm currently unable to make my 
payments. The loans are continuing to accrue interest and are currently 
in economic hardship deferment.
  ``Please let me know what I have in the future. I have had a pretty 
good life for some time now. When I was working a few years ago, times 
were okay, but when I returned to the U.S.A. after graduate school late 
last year, I was disappointed that I tried to make life better by going 
back to school only to regret leaving my previous stable job in 
Florida. I know that my life is not bad as some Americans, but I'm now 
starting to feel hopeless. Please keep me posted on the status of this 
campaign'' to collect resumes at ResumesforA[email protected].

                        Michael B. Alexander II


                               OBJECTIVE

       Seeking employment in financial analysis and land use 
     management through which I can demonstrate my analytical, 
     organizational and problem solving skills.


                       SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

       Proficient in Excel, GIS and SPSS software for the purpose 
     of real estate analysis
       Skilled in performing all aspects of market and financial 
     analysis to determine project feasibility
       Possesses excellent technical writing and public 
     presentation skills
       Experienced in analyzing and interpreting state and 
     municipal laws regulating land use and development
       Communicates and collaborates well with a diverse group of 
     staff, citizens and stakeholders


                               EDUCATION

       School of Architecture and the Built Environment--
       The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
       Master of Science in Real Estate Management, November 2010
       Maxine Goodman-Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland 
     State University, Cleveland, Ohio--
       Master of Urban Planning, Design, and Development, May 2006
       Paul J. Everson Real Estate Scholarship Award
       Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development and 
     Finance, May 2005
       Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies, Cum Laude, GPA: 3.49, 
     August 2004


                           RELATED COURSEWORK

       Contract Theory
       Real Estate Investment Analysis
       Real Estate Valuation
       Facility Management
       Public Finance and Economics
       Leadership and Management Skills
       Real Estate Market Analysis
       Urban and Regional Economics


                        COMPUTER/LANGUAGE SKILLS

       Computer Skills: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SPSS 
     (STATA), Mapinfo 7.0 (GIS)
       Language Skills: Mandarin Chinese, Novice


                           PROJECTS/RESEARCH

       The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, 
     Sweden--
       MSc Real Estate Management Student, August 2008-November 
     2010
       Created discounted cash-flow models for commercial projects 
     and analyzed factors such as public subsidies, financing 
     options, net present value, and rate of return to determine 
     project feasibility
       Researched public policies such as tax incentives, grants 
     and Brownfield redevelopment funds that impact real estate 
     investor decision making in Cleveland, Ohio
       Prepared property appraisal reports on mixed-use commercial 
     property located in Stockholm using different appraisal 
     methods to determine value
       Assumed a leadership role to employ analytical and 
     cooperative skills to complete reports and projects on or 
     before deadlines
       Analyzed the design of commercial property sale and lease 
     contracts to determine hidden characteristics or hidden 
     action problems for acquisition and tenant occupancy purposes


                           RELATED EXPERIENCE

       City of Largo, Community Development Department-Planning 
     Division, Largo, Florida--
       City Planner, August 2006-August 2008
       Performed all aspects of site plan review from conducting 
     pre-development meetings with applicants and city staff to 
     final inspection and issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy
       Worked closely with elected and appointed officials, 
     investors, property owners, engineers, architects, 
     contractors and lawyers to complete projects on schedule and 
     in accordance with City regulations
       Prepared and publicly presented technical land use reports 
     and city ordinances to City Commission and Planning Board 
     including, but not limited to, vacation of easements and 
     right-of-ways, land use amendments and variances

  Mr. Speaker, what about all of the men and women who valiantly and 
bravely serve our Nation in Afghanistan and Iraq? Many of them came 
from communities where the jobless rate was high and sought not only an 
opportunity to serve their Nation, which they have done valiantly, but 
after having served their Nation, are returning to the United States to 
find unprecedented unemployment in our country. After having served our 
Nation, after having risked their lives and after having put the last 
full measure of their devotion on the line to protect our freedom, can 
this Congress, will this Congress not stop for a moment to guarantee 
them remunerable work worthy of the sacrifice that they made for our 
Nation, or are they, too, to join the long list of unemployed 
Americans?

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Are they, too, to join the long list of Americans who find themselves 
and their homes in foreclosure, who find themselves without health care 
or without the necessary benefits to provide for their future, for 
their families and their loved ones? Mr. Speaker, this Congress can do 
better.
  ``I have been unemployed,'' Representative Jackson, according to 
Sharon Inglima, ``since December of 2008, with AIG 10 years. I read on 
the Unemployment Examiner that you were looking for resumes from the 
99ers. I've been on 20 interviews over the last 2-plus years, and I 
have not found a job.''
  This is not someone lazy, Mr. Speaker. Sharon Inglima is looking.
  ``I've looked online, attended job fairs and meetings, I've contacted 
businesses and personal contacts who are constantly looking for 
positions for me. I want and need to get back to work and have health 
care benefits. Right now, I'm on Medicaid. I'm extremely professional 
and a hard worker. And like so many, I can't believe this economy.
  ``Our Government needs to take us seriously and feel our pain. They 
also need to extend our unemployment benefits. If we can print money 
for every country who needs money from us, why does our government 
leave us out in the dust? I am sure I feel as other 99ers do, 
humiliated and depressed. It's tough for us to keep going, but we must.
  ``Please stand up for us. I wrote Senators Schumer and Gillibrand to 
support the new 99er unemployment bill 589. We need to pass this, and 
if Republicans want it paid for, please find the money. My resume is 
attached. Thank you.'' Sharon Inglima, who is writing concerning her 
job and the absence thereof in our economy.

                           Sharon M. Inglima

                            97 Keiber Court

                     Staten Island, New York 10314

                             (718) 447-2450

                             (917) 327-4612

                          [email protected]


                               EXPERIENCE

       American International Group--(2002-2008)
       American International Realty Group, Inc.
       Executive Administrative Assistant
       Administrative Services
       Executive Administrative support for AI Realty Group 
           President, as well as supervising administrative staff.
       Responsibilities include:
       Expense documentation and management, including supervising 
     departmental bill/invoice processing
       Supervising overall office services for the department, 
     including ordering and managing supplies, general telephone 
     coverage, correspondence, travel arrangements, filing, and 
     external and internal presentations
       All senior level confidential communications, including 
     managerial payroll, scheduling
       Reporting directly to company President with direct 
     management of all travel arrangements, meetings, 
     communications, and general administrative support to the 
     President
       Assist in facilitating special operations reporting to the 
     department. This includes, Business Continuity, Emergency 
     Critical Contact procedures
       American International Group--(1999-2002)
       Executive Department of the Greater New York Region
       Executive Administrative Supervisor
       Executive Administrative support for Company President.
       Responsibilities include coordinating travel arrangements, 
     tracking expense and vendor requisitions, as well as 
     coordinating executive's overall schedule, including 
     departmental, internal and external client meetings. 
     Additional responsibilities include: coordinated, formatted, 
     and proofed technical and senior management reports, internal 
     and external presentations and correspondence, through the 
     use of various systems and programs.
       American International Group
       Commercial Accounts & Middle Market Divisions
       Executive Administrative Assistant
       Executive Administrative support for Company President.
       Responsibilities included coordinating travel arrangements, 
     overall scheduling, tracking and reporting on expenses and 
     vendor requisitions. Also, I was directly responsible for the 
     coordination of all senior level, internal and external 
     client meetings. Formatted and proofed technical reports, 
     presentations and correspondence.
       Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.--(1995-1999)
       Corporate Marketing/Business Development
       Executive Assistant
       Executive Assistant to Senior Director of Corporate 
           Marketing.
       Responsibilities included coordinating all scheduling, 
     travel arrangements, assist in preparation of all senior 
     level reports, internal and external correspondence, as well 
     as coordination with all direct reports to the Senior 
     Director. Directly responsible for the coordination of all 
     client meetings for the Senior Director.


                               EDUCATION

       Columbia Basin College--1993-1995--Richland & Pasco, WA
       Major: Business Administration
       Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School Adult Training Program--
           1980--New York, NY
       Major: Business Administration


                                 SKILLS

       IBM and Mac Computers
       MS Windows
       MS Outlook
       MS Word
       MS Excel
       MS WordPerfect
       MS PowerPoint
       Typing 65 wpm
       Internal systems include:
       Huntington--attendance
       WAVES--Vendor Billing/Payments
       Concur--Expense (Employee) Reimbursement
       ESource (Ariba)--Vendor/Supplier equipment and supply 
     ordering

  So, Mr. Speaker, we are at an impasse here. The President of the 
United States, a close and dear friend of mine, came before this 
Congress most recently, and I believe he mentioned the words ``job 
creation'' 31 times. He mentioned the word ``innovation'' I think 11, 
maybe 15 times, and never mentioned ``unemployment'' one time--not one 
time--as if unemployment is not a factor in the lives of the American 
people.
  I come to the House floor and I hear Democrats in 1-minute speeches 
and 5-minute speeches. I hear Republicans talk about austerity measures 
and why they need to cut the budget and cut programs which, by the way, 
will only leave States to cut budgets and programs. And guess what? 
There are tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of 
Americans who are going to wake up one of these days, and guess what? 
There's going to be no federal program there for them. There's going to 
be no State programs there for them as States pursue austerity 
measures.
  Is there anyone concerned about that around here, that some Americans 
are going to wake up one morning and there won't be a government for 
them either at the State level or the Federal level, because a 
government that is of the people, by the people, and for the people is 
supposed to be caring for the people.
  Carol Tomasetti, ``Congressman Jackson, I'm writing my story to be 
entered into the Congressional Record. I'm a 53-year-old, educated with 
a bachelor degree woman who has worked her whole life. I have 20 years 
of recruiting and human resources experience and have worked my whole 
life. I was laid off from my job at Nursefinders due to the economy 
tanking, and here I am 2\1/2\ years later with no job and no prospects. 
I have sent thousands of resumes out, and I have tried to network as 
much as possible to help me land something.

                              {time}  1910

  ``I am at the point where I feel like my spirit is broken. I live in 
Rochester, New York; need I say more? The economy here is so bad that 
there are no opportunities. I have even started to redirect my efforts 
toward administrative and customer service positions. My unemployment 
ran out last week, and my husband and I are in a panic mode.
  ``My husband worked at Eastman Kodak for 30 years and I was downsized 
3\1/2\ years ago because there is no manufacturing left here. He was 
out of work for all that time and has since gone back to work at a job 
he is much too overqualified for and is making half of what he was 
making at Kodak. I am ashamed that our standard of living has gone down 
to what it is. We own a home, and we do not live above our means. We 
pay our bills, give back to the community we live in, tried to save for 
our retirement, and buy what we have to and want to support our 
economy. We both have never not worked. Now all this is jeopardized 
because we

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have only one income and cannot meet our bills and commitments. We now 
have no health insurance because we cannot afford it since the 
unemployment ran out. The company where my husband works does not offer 
it because they cannot afford it. I cannot believe at our age we are in 
this situation, and going from bad to worse. I am not looking for any 
handouts. I want to get back to work and having a life. I need 
assistance until I can finally find a job.
  ``When are the politicians in this country going to finally start 
working for the American people and not themselves? You all are self-
serving. I do not believe that you are doing what it takes to turn this 
country around. I have no confidence in any of you, and I don't believe 
anything that is said. Who are you to decide how our lives will be run 
and affected? Maybe you should stop sending money to every other 
country in the world and start worrying about our own backyard. We need 
help now.''
  That is Carol J. Tomasetti from Rochester, New York. She sends her 
resume hoping, Mr. Speaker, that she won't be ignored by the Congress 
of the United States.

                           Carol J. Tomasetti

                 179 Walzford Rd., Rochester, NY 14622

                     (585) 544-5521 (585) 721-1727

                           [email protected]


                       SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

       Recruiting/Human Resource/Administrative
       Possess strong commitment to team environment
       Developed/maintained long term relationships
       Independent accountability
       Excellent organizational skills
       Work well with diverse populations
       Three years of teaching experience
       Ability to multi-task, detail orientated
       Strong time management skills
       Excellent written and verbal skills
     Software/Technical Skills
       Proficient in Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer
       Working knowledge of Access and PowerPoint
       Internal/proprietary database management
       Excellent posting and researching skills within internet 
     candidate/job posting sites
     Professional History
       Nursefinders--2007-2009
       Rochester, New York
       Nurse Recruiter
       Source, screen, interview and perform reference checks on 
     applicants for contract, per diem and direct hire positions
       Maintain frequent contact with medical facilities via phone 
     and on-site visits
       Promotes Nursefinders at a variety of recruitment functions 
     such as job fairs, universities, career/community events
       Meet with department supervisors to develop strategies to 
     improve staffing
       Generate tracking reports
       Assist in scheduling applicants for sites
       Negotiate wage rates and other terms and conditions of 
     employment with candidates
       Communicate effectively with others to create a productive 
     environment
       Communicate with peers by sharing ``best practices'' and 
     providing accurate, thorough documentation on employees in 
     applicant tracking system
       Wilson Commencement Park--2006-2006
       Rochester, New York
       Employment Specialist
       New position created from state grant to assist 
     organization service clients
       Interviewed, advised, assessed and guided a diverse 
     population of clients to ascertain employability
       Determined client's eligibility for services, apprises 
     clients of their rights, benefits, responsibilities and 
     obligations under program participation
       Evaluated client readiness for job referral, classroom 
     training, on-the-job training and/or support services
       Attempted to match clients with available employment, 
     training or other opportunities/services
       Assisted clients in resolving barriers to employment by 
     identifying needs for services
       Analyzed information obtained from interviews, tests and 
     other sources to develop short/long term client goals
       Developed and implemented individual employment plans
       Rochester Business Institute--2003-2006
       Rochester, New York
       Externship Coordinator/Adjunct Faculty
       Spearheaded department Medical Externship Program
       Exceeded goals by placing 70% of externs in permanent 
     positions post graduation
       Coordinated, assigned, tracked, and reported activities 
     related to the Medical Assisting Externship Program
       Facilitated the student's transition from class work to 
     externship to graduate in preparation for placement
       Resolved student inquiries, issues and problems
       Maintained contact with local employers, visit sites, 
     secure signed affiliation agreements
       Assisted in graduation ceremonies twice an academic year 
     and other responsibilities as assigned
       Adjunct instructor for ``Career Skills'' class Target: last 
     quarter students/externship candidates
       Bishop Kearney High School--2001-2002
       Rochester, New York
       Director of Admissions
       Efforts resulted in raising school enrollment by 35% within 
     first year
       Conducted all phases of recruitment and promotion of the 
     school in a newly-created position
       Interviewed and advised parents and prospective students
       Delivered presentations to incoming students
       Managed open house, freshman orientation, registration, as 
     well as other events such as: Rhino's Exhibition week, Honor 
     Walk Event, school tours, and shadow visits
       Worked with local parishes to promote Catholic education
       Developed tracking reports, procedural guidelines
       Involved in development of foreign exchange boarding 
     program for the school
       Bryant & Stratton College--1990-2001
       Rochester, New York
       Senior Admissions Counselor
       Achieved and exceeded goals every semester for enrollment, 
     resulting in several ``Top Gun'' awards within the Eastern 
     Region
       Recruited traditional and non-traditional students, 
     promoted the college in a wide range of settings
       Conducted the entire process of admissions, including 
     appointments, student follow-up, admission procedural 
     assistance and ongoing student consultation
       Interviewed and trained new admissions staff as needed
       Interacted regularly with community groups and municipal/
     state agencies
       Participated in student orientation, registration, 
     graduation, and other recruitment functions


                               EDUCATION

       B.S., Bachelor of Science, St. John Fisher College, 
     Rochester, New York
       A.A.S., Communications/Journalism, Marymount College of 
     Virginia, Arlington, Virginia


                              AFFILIATIONS

       Irondequoit Youth Bureau Board, Seneca Park Zoo Zoobilation 
     Committee (annual fundraising), Compeer Volunteer; Learning 
     International, Professional Selling Skills Certificate, 
     United Way Campaign Coordinator, Presidential Campaign--
     involved in fund raising, assisted in organizing social 
     events in Washington, D.C., Big Sisters Organization 
     Community Volunteer

  How about Annie Mosley: ``I want to thank you so very much for 
stepping up and speaking on behalf of the unemployed. And not to bore 
you, in 2006, me and my husband moved into a home with $1,500. We were 
both working. And in July of 2008, my husband was arrested for domestic 
violence and spousal abuse that escalated on July 27. This was after my 
brother committed suicide and my mother had a severe stroke. I took 
care of my brother's funeral expenses with the help of a State 
assistance fund, a wonderful church family and beautiful people I've 
met along life's journey with a funeral home business.
  ``And through it all, in September of 2008 I brought my mom to live 
with me because I refused to allow her to be in a nursing home. I've 
worked in as well as visited those homes for low-income, destitute 
people. Then I brought my oldest granddaughter to live with me because 
even though we are not middle class and have no college fund, she has 
Spelman or Georgia State, majoring in pediatric medicine in her future. 
A dream she has had since the age of 4.
  ``I filed bankruptcy in January 2009 to save my home and lost my job 
in September 2009 and was forced out of bankruptcy in April of 2010. My 
home was saved again in July of 2010 due to the unethical practices of 
the Bank of America who took over Countrywide. And by right, I should 
lose this home because I don't have enough to pay an $1,800 mortgage, 
Mr. Speaker. I am divorced and unemployed. But God made a promise to me 
about my home and taking care of my mom. I am standing on those, but 
here is my resume, and I thank you again.''

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                         Annie Luerendae Mosley

                            207 Natchez Road

                            Henrico VA 23223

                  Contact Numbers: Hm. (804) 322-1033

                          Cell (804) 437-9669

                       Email; AL [email protected]


                               objective

       Skilled and dedicated Administrative Assistant, Support 
     Person, Office Manager, Accounting Clerk with more than 20 
     years coordinating, planning, and supporting daily operations 
     and administrative, financial technology functions.
       Demonstrated capacity to provide comprehensive team support 
     for Executive level staff. Proficient in check preparation 
     for vendor payment and weekly garnishments, semi-monthly 
     royalties.
       Instrumental in introduction of bank scanning on premises. 
     Trained primary users on scanning system.
       Online student at the Liberty University; majoring in 
     Psychology, Bachelors of Science Degree Program.
     Feb. 09-Sept. 30-09: Accounting Principals (Assignment: James 
         River Coal Company, River Front Plaza)
       Staffing Coordinator: Jennifer Green
       Position: Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk
       Duties:
       Prepare and cut checks for Vendor Payment, Garnishments, 
     Royalties, Pull Royalty Letters
       Check Run and Batching, Monthly Production Reports, Create 
     Check Vouchers
       Reconciliations, Month End Closings, Accounts Payables/
     Receivables
       Research Voucher and Vendor Numbers, Run Positive Pay, Bank 
     Deposits, Scanned Bank Deposits
       Filing, Faxing, Copying
     Apr. 07-Feb. 09: LandAmerica
       Manager: Jerry Duffey
       Position: Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk II
       Duties:
       Fax Server Specialist, Processing Invoices for payment 
     using PeopleSoft Image Now 6
       Accounts Receivables/Payables
       Preparing written correspondences and requests for missing 
     information, Research Invoices and Missing Images
       Creating Spreadsheets using Excel, Week & Month End 
     Calculations, A/P Data Prep
       Copying, Scanning, Faxing, Filing
     Jan. 06-Apr. 07: Accounting Principals (Assignments: 
         EverDrive, Wachovia Securities, Innsbrook)
       Supervisor: Jennifer Green
       Position: Technology & Finance Analyst, Accounting Clerk/
     Accounts Payable Specialist
       Duties:
       SR Approvals, Ordering Supplies using OSCAR, Filling out 
     Mac Request, Pulling and Emailing Hyperion Reports, Re-
     classing and closing RCS, Research using IRIS
       A/P Account/Vendor reconciliation, A/P vendor relations, A/
     P Data Prep, Data entry
       Reconciliation, Forecasting, Month End Closing
       Filing, Faxing, Fax Server, Scanner, Copying, Batching
     Mar. 04-Dec. 05: Exclusive Staffing (Assignments: Bank of 
         America, Phillip Morris, Inc., City of Richmond Zoning 
         Department)
       Supervisor: Deseria Creighton
       Position: Administrative Assistant/A/P & Verification 
     Specialist/Logistics Analyst/Docs Specialist
       Duties:
        Verifications (income, deposits, mortgage/rent), HUD 
     reviewer/Closer
       Printed reports, Master Card Approval (Search & Match, 
     Fraud Detection), FedEx mailing
        Docs Analyst (requested and filed all documents needed for 
     closing loans
       Researched RESPA Premier Accounts
        NDS Function (mailed NDS letters (RESPA), pulled internet 
     reports, sorted and mailed Deeds PCR (prepare General Ledger 
     Credits and Debits), Compliance (cleaned/logged/filed 
     Withdrawn & declined files), verification of documents for 
     proper shipments (import & Export)
       Reconciled and prepared invoices for payment, Cataloged 
     files for storage, data entry, filing, copying, faxed, 
     answered phones, rerouted messages
     Apr. 03-Feb. 04: Sunterra Resorts, INC.
       Supervisor: Cassandra Elliotte
       Position: Administrative Assistant/A/P Specialist/
     Resolution & Courtesy Clerk
       Duties:
        Debit & credit memos, Reconciliation of monthly statements 
     & reports, Updated credit card logs daily (for 3 properties), 
     Tracked & submitted payroll, Application of charges, Recorded 
     Minutes
        Dictation, set up interviews, data entry, supplies and 
     inventory clerk, scheduled reservations
        Pulled production & TMA reports, Guest relations/customer 
     Service (successful resolutions of customer's complaints), 
     obtained codes for promotions, filing, copying, faxed, 
     answered phones, recorded & rerouted of messages
     Aug. 91-Jul. 02: Sixth Baptist Church
       Supervisor: Pastor: Dr. Yvonne Jones Bibbs
       Administrator: Ronnie West
       Position: Administrative Assistant/Clerk /Accounts 
     Receivable/Payables
       Duties:
        Scheduled appointments/travel arrangements, filing, 
     answered phones, met with and secured venders for services 
     needed, recorded and rerouted messages, faxed, copying, 
     records/supplies and inventory clerk, purchaser, A/P 
     (prepared check request from statements), data entry (sorted 
     and keyed member's contributions; weekly and yearly for a 500 
     + membership)
        Prepared quarterly and annual tax statements, updated 
     daily & weekly message boards
        Printed and designed weekly and special day's bulletins, 
     typed and printed annual Church Yearbook (for distribution to 
     membership), typed correspondences, dictation, recorded 
     Minutes


                               EDUCATION:

       Presently enrolled online at Liberty University Online
       Major: Psychology--Bachelors of Science Degree
       Virginia University of Lynchburg (Richmond Site)
       Bachelors of Science Degree Program in Theological Studies
       Commonwealth College, (now Bryant & Stratton) Richmond, 
     Virginia
       Graduate: Diploma (Medical Assistant/Office Management)
       Amelia County High School, Amelia County, Virginia
       Graduate: Diploma


                              EXPERIENCE:

       ASP-400, Bank Scanner, Image Now 6, Oracle PeopleSoft, Fax 
     Archives, Lotus Notes, Access, Excel, Word, Microsoft 
     Outlook, Windows XP, WordPerfect 2000, MS Works, OSCAR, IRIS, 
     Power Point

  Annie Mosley represents thousands of Americans who are taking care of 
their families and loved ones and bringing their children back home 
because there are no resources available in our economy to make sure 
she gets home. While we are sitting around here in Congress, passing 
bills that aren't going anywhere, we have yet to address the 
fundamental issue of unemployment that confronts all Americans.
  I want to deviate from the resumes for a moment and talk about 
something that I think is at stake here.
  I have been doing a little research, Mr. Speaker, as I have been 
lamenting upon and reading the resumes of unemployed Americans all over 
our country. And it is not just enough to complain about what is going 
wrong here. Something has to happen. Something is profoundly wrong in 
our democracy, in our Republic, that needs to be fixed.
  I heard the previous speakers talk about our Founding Fathers and how 
they ultimately outlawed slavery in the passage of the 13th Amendment 
to the Constitution after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation 
Proclamation in 1863. And it occurred to me, Mr. Speaker, that from 
1619, when the first slaves arrived in our country, until 1776, the 
greatest capitalists in the history of our world lived. They were the 
colonists and the traders, those who took the greatest risks to travel 
across oceans to land here on the shores of America. They were 
capitalists. They believed in trading beans and corn and gold and 
natural resources, and they were seeking a new life when they came to 
the United States of America. Or came to these shores, more accurately 
stated.
  After the Somerset decision of 1774 and the reaction in the colonies 
that led to the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and those famous 
words ``all men are created equal,'' the founders of this Republic, the 
founders of this Republic had an opportunity to say ``no'' to 
government; no need for government. We don't need a Federal Government. 
We no longer have the crown pursuing us. We are going to win, and we 
won the Revolutionary War. We don't need government. That was their 
choice.
  But instead, Mr. Speaker, you know what they did? They chose 
government. They said that the American enterprise that we have been 
engaged in for a century and a half before the Declaration of 
Independence is an enterprise that we need to continue, that freedom 
system, that open system that allows bartering and trade, that allows 
activity, that allows potential economic growth. Now, however narrow in 
their thinking, there was full employment at that time for white male 
landowners. If you were a white woman,

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you couldn't vote. If you were African American, obviously you were in 
a condition of slavery. But for the architects of the Republic who 
protected the right to vote for white male landowners, clearly the 
white male landowners were doing just fine. They had full employment. 
Full employment.
  So the struggle from the founding of this country all of the way to 
the 13th Amendment was about amending that which they established so 
that more Americans, Mr. Speaker, could participate in the American 
enterprise.
  I asked the Congressional Research Service the other day how many 
jobs are tied to the First Amendment, that amendment added to the 
Constitution in 1791 by the founders of our Republic. You know what 
they told me? Congressman, it is impossible to calculate how many jobs 
are tied to the First Amendment.
  I said: Impossible to calculate? I said: Why?
  He said because to be an American is tied to the First Amendment. He 
said: Congressman, you must understand--which I did--that all corporate 
activity in America is First Amendment activity.
  Look at the jobs that come from the First Amendment: Washington Post, 
Washington Times; New York Post, New York Times; Chicago Tribune, 
Chicago Sun Times; AM/FM, and all of the radio stations, First 
Amendment.
  ABC, NBC, CBS, C-SPAN, all of the jobs, First Amendment.
  Magazines, First Amendment.
  iPods, iPhones, applications, First Amendment.
  Time Square, First Amendment activity. Advertising, the Super Bowl, 
First Amendment activity.
  All of these jobs--the original capitalists who came to the 
conclusion that this was worth protecting in our Constitution--
established in the freedom system, the greatest jobs program in our 
Nation's history. They called it freedom of speech. And in that same 
amendment, they included freedom of religion.
  Think about the jobs tied to 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, 501(c)(5)s, all 
of that First Amendment activity. All charitable giving, all foundation 
activity, all tied to First Amendment activity.
  So the greatest jobs program that the Founding Fathers bequeathed to 
us is the First Amendment. Now, tell me why, as we reflect upon the 
conclusion of African American History Month, and as someone who 
existentially is in Congress today as a result of the Nation's struggle 
to make our country better, a unique group of people in the 
Constitution, whose freedom came from the Constitution, why we should 
not, with high unemployment, look to our Constitution for the answer.

                              {time}  1920

  Mr. Speaker, I believe that the answer to long-term unemployment is 
actually in the Constitution of the United States.
  Well, let me say that a little differently. It's not in the 
Constitution of the United States. It should be in the Constitution of 
the United States, and one of these days we're going to get there.
  But I want to bring to the House's attention an important speech 
delivered by our President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. President 
Roosevelt said, on January 11, 1944, from that microphone and that 
platform:
  ``It is our duty now to begin to lay the plans and determine the 
strategy for the winning of a lasting peace and the establishment of an 
American standard of living higher than ever before known. We cannot be 
content, no matter how high that general standard of living may be, if 
some fraction of our people--whether it be one-third or one-fifth or 
one-tenth--is ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-housed, and insecure.
  ``This Republic had its beginning, and grew to its present strength, 
under the protection of certain inalienable rights--among them freedom 
of speech''--even Roosevelt is acknowledging that 50 percent of all 
jobs in 1944 come from freedom of speech--``freedom of worship, trial 
by jury, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. They were our 
rights to life and liberty.
  ``As our Nation has grown in size and stature, however--as our 
industrial economy expanded--these political rights proved inadequate 
to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness.
  ``We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true 
individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and 
independence. Necessitous men are not free men. People who are hungry 
and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
  ``In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-
evident. We've come to accept, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights 
under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established 
for all--regardless of station, race, or creed.''
  So what does Roosevelt do? On January 11, the only President who's 
ever had to confront unemployment at the level that we are confronting 
it right now, Mr. Speaker, he turns to the Constitution of the United 
States and he says, These are the things we need to ask:
  If the First Amendment can guarantee us 51 percent of all jobs and 
from it can come iPod and laptops and the Internet and unprecedented 
economic growth, he says, we need to add to the Constitution the right 
to a family to have a decent home. What would that do for home 
construction in this nation? What would that do for millions of 
unemployed people?
  He says, we need to add to the Constitution the right to medical 
care. How many doctors would such a right create?
  He says, we need to add to the Constitution of the United States the 
right to a decent education for every American. How many schools would 
such a right build from Maine to California? How many people would be 
put to work building roofs and designing classrooms and providing every 
student with an iPod and a laptop? How many ghettos and barrios will 
actually be touched by such an amendment?
  In fact, very little that we pass in the Congress of the United 
States even touches the long-term unemployed. The only thing that 
touches them that this Congress has access to that can actually change 
their station in life is the Constitution of the United States.
  Roosevelt concludes:
  ``After this war is won''--he's talking about World War II--``we must 
be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to 
new goals of happiness and well-being. America's own rightful place in 
the world depends in large part upon how fully these and similar rights 
have been carried into practice by our citizens.''
  Well, Mr. Speaker, that's 50, 60, 70 years ago. And here we are today 
trying to pass legislation talking about austerity in government rather 
than taking the advice from the greatest capitalist in the history of 
our world who set our freedom system in motion in 1776. That freedom 
system is responsible for the present America.
  Mr. Speaker, there is an even greater America that's in front of us. 
It's the America that adds to our founding document these basic 
rights--not at one time, but one at a time. And the way out of this 
economic and fiscal disaster that our country confronts isn't to cut 
the poor and to leave them on the streets. It isn't to ignore 
unemployed people. The way to change this crisis is to give the 
American people one more reason to believe in America again, that 308 
million people can coalesce, wipe out unemployment once and for all, 
rebuild our union, strengthen it, and change the direction of America 
forever.
  I thank the Speaker and I thank the American people for this time.
  I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and insert 
extraneous material into the Record on the subject of this Special 
Order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Illinois?
  There was no objection.

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