[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11011]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, last week the Nation heard disheartening news: 
Unemployment is up to 9.2 percent.
  But the American people don't need reports to tell them what they 
already know, that job growth should be Congress' top priority.
  But the Republicans still aren't getting the message. It's been 27 
weeks since they took control, and they have done nothing to create 
jobs. In fact, they haven't put a single jobs bill to a vote. Instead, 
they are threatening the loss of countless more American jobs by 
bringing the debt ceiling talks to the brink of economic catastrophe. 
They are holding America's economy and the American people hostage to 
their agenda of tax cuts for the rich and loopholes that help mega-
corporations.
  We need House leaders looking out for the American people and 
creating jobs, not cutting them. We need strong House leaders who will 
protect the American people, not corporate interests.

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