[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7461-7462]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      COLLEGE GRADUATES NEED JOBS

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 18, 2012

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, in Wednesday's Politico, 
Karen Agness, the director of academic programs at the American 
Enterprise Institute, wrote a column regarding recent college graduates 
and their search to find a job. Agness writes, ``Government data last 
year found that 53.6 percent of people under age twenty-five with a 
bachelor's degree--about 1.5 million people--were unemployed or 
underemployed. It is the highest percentage in more than a decade, 
reflecting just how far the economy is from recovery.''
  Although last month's jobs report claims our unemployment rate has 
declined, people still

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do not have jobs. College graduates across the Nation are disappointed 
by the lack of job availability and frustrated with the 
Administration's failed policies. House Republicans have passed dozens 
of job creating bills and have a plan for America's Job Creators. I 
encourage the Senate to pass take up these pieces of legislation and 
help every college graduate find what they are looking for: a job.
  In conclusion, God Bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11th in the Global War on Terrorism.

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