[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 259-260]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRESS MUST CREATE JOBS

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, it has been more than a year since the 
Republicans

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took control of the House of Representatives. What do the American 
people have to show for it? We still have not passed a single bill to 
create jobs. We have had a vote to end Medicare as we know it. And we 
have had a vote to slash college fund aid for the American young 
people.
  Fourteen million Americans are without jobs. Families are hurting, 
and they need our help. Let's get to work now on extending the payroll 
tax cut and unemployment benefits for a full year.
  Many of my constituents rely on unemployment benefits to put food on 
the table and keep a roof over their heads. I urge the conference 
committee to get started and work on it today.
  Forget about the tax break for millionaires and billionaires and 
companies that ship jobs overseas. Let's create jobs and help the 
middle class, and extend the payroll tax and unemployment benefits 
today.

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