[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              JOB CREATION

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, Americans are losing faith in our ability 
to get things done on their behalf. Today, that means addressing two 
problems at once: our long-term deficit and our unemployment crisis. 
The truth is these are two challenges, and these two challenges are two 
sides of the very same coin. So when Republicans say raising government 
revenue is off the table, I suppose that is why for months they refused 
to embrace one of the very best revenue raisers there is: job creation.
  Our deficit exploded when 8 million Americans lost their jobs in 
2008. With 14 million jobless today, no debt deal of any size will work 
without a focus on jobs. Investing now in infrastructure, in energy, in 
education will not only create jobs; it will pay back dividends in the 
future. That's because putting Americans back to work, supporting their 
families, boosting productivity, and, yes, paying taxes is the 
government revenue raiser Republicans should join Democrats to get 
behind without delay.

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