[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7903]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              JOBS NOW ACT

  (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it has now been 884 days; no 
serious jobs bill yet.
  I'm proud to announce a powerful alternative to this shameful 
inaction. Today, I am again introducing the Jobs Now Act, a bill that 
would give local officials the resources and flexibility they need to 
retain, hire, and train workers immediately.
  If this sounds like some left-wing idea, I ask you to consider who 
served as the key initiator and advocate for the CETA program on which 
this legislation is based: President Richard Milhous Nixon.
  I have no doubt that many Americans hearing me today benefited--
either directly or indirectly--from CETA.
  Mr. Speaker, let's return to the days when investing in job creation 
and human potential was a bipartisan cause. Let's bring this important 
bill to the floor for a vote.
  Our mantra in this Congress should be jobs, jobs, jobs.

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