On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
It's unfortunate that Republicans want to issue a point of order. We asked unanimous consent for amendments that have been placed timely into the Record against jobs. And that is what my amendment is about. It clearly is about restoring the $5 billion that the Republicans want to take out and block American jobs. You can clearly see how long we've been here, and there have been actually no jobs being created by Republicans. This amendment does simply one thing: It restores the $5 billion in stimulus dollars that have created thousands upon thousands of jobs. It has created this housing for low-income housing. It has created this kind of map that shows that stimulus jobs have been all over America and created 585,653 jobs, 253,000 projects. It is interesting that our friends can support President Obama on agricultural subsidies, but they can create no jobs, and they want to oppose restoring the $5 billion in stimulus dollars--and I might call them reinvestment dollars. In addition, our friends want to ignore the fact that by taking away $5 billion they close what we call community health clinics. Yes, this is where Americans are now getting their good health care, in community clinics. So I would argue that it is a shame that we have a situation where you cannot present this amendment.
