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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
Voting ``no'' on the previous question will enable us, if it succeeds, to bring to the floor our Build America Bonds legislation. Build America Bonds is supported, outside the Congress, across the board in a nonpartisan way by those who are building America--who are dredging our ports to enhance our trade, who are building our schools to educate our children, who are building our roads and highways and mass transit to get people to work and back, improving the quality of their lives; and in moving people and product again to work and to market, growing our economy. Creating jobs is the number one priority for Democrats. We have said that we will judge every measure that comes before this House by whether it creates jobs, how it strengthens the middle class and how it reduces the deficit. Indeed, that is what President Obama's budget released just yesterday will do. It will strengthen our Nation, invest in the future, help create jobs, and grow the economy, while reducing the deficit by $1.1 trillion.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California
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govinfo.gov
Feb 15, 2011

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Pelosi opposes a rule and advocates for the Build America Bonds legislation to create jobs and strengthen the economy.

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