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Austin Scott: It is amazing that we are even spending one second debating this bill. The American people all across this country, from…

On the recordAugust 10, 2010
It is amazing that we are even spending one second debating this bill. The American people all across this country, from the width and breadth of it, are hurting. And the number one reason they are hurting is because of a lack of jobs. And here we have a bill that means 319,000 jobs for the American people. We ought not waste one additional minute debating this bill, but to go ahead and to pass this bill. 319,000 jobs. And jobs in the critical areas of teachers, of firefighters, of police officers, the very jobs that are at the core of educating our young people. Without this bill passing, 161,000 teachers will no longer exist. Without this bill passing, 90,000-some first responders will no longer exist. Pass this bill, for the sake of the American people.
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Austin Scott
Republican · Georgia
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govinfo.gov
Aug 10, 2010

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Speaker Scott addresses the urgent need to pass a bill that would create jobs for teachers and first responders.

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