On the recordApril 10, 2013
Mr. Speaker, it's now been 829 days since I arrived in Congress, and the Republican leadership has not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. Mr. Speaker, I'm devastated by this because the American people are devastated. Unemployment is depriving people of health care, higher education, and even food and shelter. Does this sound like a civilized Nation? Mr. Speaker, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the U.S. a failing grade for infrastructure. We have no shortage of shovel-ready public projects that can put people to work, but this Congress is unwilling to act. Mr. Speaker, our mantra should be: jobs, jobs, jobs. ____________________
