Albio Sires: “Since the beginning of this Congress, this House has taken significant steps to grow our economy and create jobs at…”

“Since the beginning of this Congress, this House has taken significant steps to grow our economy and create jobs at home. Almost 1 year ago, we passed the Recovery Act to jump-start our economy by creating and saving millions of jobs while beginning to rebuild our Nation's infrastructure. To build off this progress, in December we passed the Jobs for Main Street Act to create and save even more jobs at home, with targeted investment for highways, transit, and school renovations; the hiring of teachers, police, and firefighters; increased lending to small business; job training initiatives; and affordable housing. Furthermore, to spur growth within small business, we passed the Small Business Financing and Investment Act to make it easier and more affordable for small businesses to get loans and access to capital, which in turn could save and create millions of jobs in this sector alone. Mr. Speaker, while I am proud of the steps that this Chamber has taken to lift our economy, I know that our work is not done.”