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On the recordJanuary 26, 2010
I urge my colleagues to join me in quickly moving forward on a bill to put Americans back to work. I urge them to join me in support of the SEED Act, Strengthening our Economy through Employment and Development. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2952 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF UNEXPENDED AND REPAID FUNDS OF THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM. Of the amounts made available to the Secretary of the Treasury under section 115 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5225) that are unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act and of all assistance received under title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.) that is repaid on or after the date of enactment of this Act, $10,000,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the Private Sector Wage Subsidy Fund under section 3 and the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund under section 4. SEC. 3. PRIVATE SECTOR WAGE SUBSIDY FUND.…
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Al Franken
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