[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 74-75]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               THE AMERICAN ECONOMY: PUT AMERICANS FIRST

  (Mr. TIPTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)

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  Mr. TIPTON. I appreciate following my colleague from Colorado, who 
recognizes the importance of jobs. Unfortunately, the President of the 
United States has turned a blind eye to the needs of the American 
people.
  In my own district in the State of Colorado, according to the 
Colorado Department of Labor, we have 17 counties that have 
unemployment in excess of 20 percent. We have an opportunity to create 
jobs in this country. The Keystone pipeline will help provide energy 
certainty for this country in a responsible way, and will create 
American jobs on American soil to be able to put American people back 
to work.
  Today, we hear the President is throwing his hands up and turning his 
back on the American people. The people deserve better. We must get 
this economy moving. We must create those opportunities for jobs for 
the American people. This is our time. This is our opportunity, and we 
call upon the President to join us in putting Americans first.

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