[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6332]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       NEED ACTION IN THE SENATE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, just a short while ago, 
one of my colleagues talked about the plight of folks who are 
unemployed--individuals who are unemployed either short term or those 
chronically unemployed. He actually failed to mention those who are 
underemployed in this Nation. It is an issue that needs to be 
addressed.
  I am actually proud to be a part of solutions that have passed out of 
the House of Representatives but sit in the Senate, waiting for Senator 
Reid to take the leadership to bring those House-passed jobs bills to 
the Senate floor for action--bills that would provide some immediate 
opportunities for individuals who are unemployed.
  More than anything else, what folks who are unemployed need is a 
job--a good-paying job with family-sustaining wages.
  Mr. Speaker, the House has passed bill after bill to help working 
middle class Americans get the skills they need, the jobs they desire, 
and adequate pay to provide for their families. In the Senate, yet 
another day has passed when Leader Reid has chose to deny consideration 
of these commonsense bills and chose to deny the relief that would come 
for those who are unemployed.
  The House has acted on more than one occasion to advance completion 
of the longstanding Keystone XL pipeline. This decision has again been 
delayed by the Obama administration.
  The House recently passed the Save American Workers Act, which would 
restore hourly wages cut by ObamaCare's 30-hour workweek rule. This 
bill remains stalled in the Senate's legislative graveyard.
  The House has passed bipartisan legislation that would renew the 
Federal Government's commitment to actively and adequately manage our 
Federal forests. Where we have well-managed Federal forests that are 
managed in a healthy way, we have healthy rural economic communities 
where we grow jobs. Today, that bill is gathering dust on the Senate 
Leader's desk, awaiting action.
  Mr. Speaker, we were elected to solve problems. It is about time we 
got about the people's business. Hardworking Americans deserve as much.

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