[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5115]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              THE JOBS ACT

  (Mr. ENYART asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENYART. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the number one concern 
I hear when I'm home in southern Illinois is from families who are 
worried about jobs. They're worried about how to find a job and get 
back on their feet.
  In southern Illinois, we know all too well how bad trade deals in 
Washington have given our working families a bum rap. We see good 
manufacturing jobs leave us. We see the empty factories, high 
unemployment rates, and lose faith in the future.
  I believe in helping to attract and create new jobs and in protecting 
and saving the good ones we have. That's why I am proud to introduce my 
new initiative, the Job Opportunities Between Our Shores, or JOBS, Act. 
The JOBS Act will address the challenge industry faces of growing jobs 
without workers who have the necessary skills to fill them locally.
  Southern Illinois has the advanced manufacturers who are leading the 
way for the future of manufacturing and creating new, good jobs. We 
have talented workers, and we have the educational programs to get them 
a great, new job that can support their family.
  My JOBS Act is a way of bringing communities, workers, and employers 
together to protect good jobs and invest in our future.

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