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On the recordFebruary 10, 2011
Here we are, it's mid-February. The Republicans took control. They won the election in November on an agenda of trying to create jobs for the American people. Two months into after being sworn in, here we are now--still haven't created a job. We haven't put a single bill on the floor of the House of Representatives to create jobs for the American people. With over 9 percent unemployment--among African Americans, 16 percent unemployment--communities across this country hemorrhaging, corporations in this country sitting on $2 trillion in cash--and still no jobs. So what are the Republicans doing instead? Here's what they're trying to do. They're trying to further restrict a woman's right to choose-- not creating jobs, but want to get in the middle of your doctor's office to restrict your right to choose. Hours and hours of debate to direct committees to oversee regulations. Well, that's our job, to oversee the regulatory process. We don't need hours of debate to give us permission to oversee the regulatory process. Still no jobs. What else are the Republicans doing? They're reviewing, reviewing. Well, that's safe. What do we have to review? Our job, of course, is to review. But our job is to create jobs for the American people. That's what they expected out of the election. That's what we need to deliver them. ____________________
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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