Orrin Hatch: “I rise to speak about our Nation's jobs crisis. This is a crisis that is real and it is a crisis that is not going to be…”

“I rise to speak about our Nation's jobs crisis. This is a crisis that is real and it is a crisis that is not going to be addressed by the bill currently being considered by this body. It is not a crisis that is going to be solved by more tax increases, as some would have it. It is a crisis that will be solved when Congress creates the conditions for job creation by giving greater certainty to businesses and individuals and liberating them to take risks. Americans are more than uneasy about our current jobs deficit. The failure of this economy to create jobs is the single most important issue to the citizens of this country. For years now, whenever I have talked to my fellow Utahns about the economy, their No. 1 concern has been jobs. Throughout the country, particularly in those places that are worse off than my own home State, I am quite certain people have the exact, same concern. We have had more than our fair share of posturing on job creation in Washington. We heard a speech to a joint session of Congress from the President, wherein he demanded passage of this jobs bill. Of course, the President's bill has no real chance of passing in either Chamber of Congress. Indeed, Members of the Senate Democratic leadership have been quoted publicly as saying they don't even believe enough Democrats would vote for the bill to pass it in the Senate, with or without a filibuster. But not all hope is lost.…”