[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1072]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             AMERICAN JOBS

  (Ms. FUDGE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to address the need for jobs in 
this country. On Wednesday, we will have reached 400 days since the 
Republicans took control of the House without a jobs bill, even though 
my colleagues and I have been calling for and demanding action.
  The President has set forth a jobs plan that would allow Americans to 
get to work and for us to invest in this great country by focusing on 
improving our infrastructure, fixing our roads, schools, and bridges; 
by providing incentives to hire veterans by giving small businesses the 
support they need to grow and expand; and by cutting payroll taxes for 
160 million workers, leaving more money in the pockets of consumers.
  The members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority are on the Hill this 
week to be a voice for the jobless, to ask Congress to do what is in 
the best interest of Americans still trying to find jobs.
  I urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting job growth and 
investment in this Nation now.

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