[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13108]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 FINDING COMMON GROUND FOR JOB CREATION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Dold) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. DOLD. Over the past several weeks, I've had the privilege to meet 
with people from all over Illinois's 10th Congressional District. 
Whether I was at a senior center or holding a town hall meeting, one 
thing was clear: The people are concerned about the economy, and they 
want Congress to work together to find solutions. Throughout August I 
toured several factories, held town hall meetings, hosted a job fair 
where over 600 people attended, and organized meetings with 
manufacturers and entrepreneurs. At each and every one of these events 
people eagerly shared their ideas about how to spur the economy. And 
one thing also was clear, that they were fed up with Washington's 
politics as usual.
  Mr. Speaker, we know Washington doesn't create jobs. Small businesses 
and entrepreneurs do. But Congress does have the responsibility to 
create an environment that fosters job creation and removes barriers 
that stifle innovation and economic growth.
  Tonight, Mr. Speaker, we're going to hear from the President. I'm 
looking forward to finding common ground so that we can put people 
before politics and progress, before partisanship so we can get America 
back to work.

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