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On the recordJune 4, 2013
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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Frederica Wilson
Democratic · Florida

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