On the recordDecember 7, 2011
And I thank the gentleman from Illinois for your distinguished service and your passion that you bring to this and so many other issues. I want to yield to the gentleman from Texas, who's the lead sponsor and ranking member on the relevant subcommittee. But before I do that, since you're from Texas, I want to read one of the hundreds that we've received, a word from people who are the unemployed. This is Jessie of San Antonio, Texas: ``I have submitted over 350 job applications and have only been called for two face-to-face interviews and five over-the-phone interviews. I am a disabled Navy veteran whose appendix ruptured in October 2010 and was filled with cancer cells. My State benefits expired at the end of August, and now my Federal benefits will expire in 6 weeks. ``It seems that no one is hiring adults over 56 years of age. I'm a very good, positive employee, and I feel that with every job application I'm due to get hired soon. Please help me in any way possible.'' It's now my privilege to yield to the lead sponsor of this legislation, Lloyd Doggett from the great State of Texas.
