[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14262]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE JOBS

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, this is not what economic recovery looks like. 
Last Friday's painful jobs report showed for every one American job 
that was created, four people simply exited the labor force. In fact, 
the percentage of Americans participating in the labor force today is 
lower than it has been at any time since September 1981.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a national crisis. Over 23 million Americans 
remain unemployed, underemployed, or have simply given up looking for 
work. Our Nation's GDP growth was lower in this year's second quarter 
than the first. The average monthly jobs created is less this year than 
last.
  Washington has tried a trillion dollar stimulus, 4 straight years of 
trillion dollar deficits, yet unemployment has remained above 8 percent 
for over 43 consecutive months. The American people are honestly asking 
themselves: Am I better off today than I was $6 trillion ago?
  Mr. Speaker, we need to work together to empower businesses to create 
jobs and grow our economy, which is why I've introduced a bipartisan, 
bicameral jobs bill, the Global Investment in America Jobs Act. This 
isn't about politics. It's about the millions of Americans who are 
unemployed and seeking opportunities for a better future.

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