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Van Hollen Statement on the Jobs for Main Street Act


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Washington, Dec 16, 2009 -

Today, Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement on House passage of the Jobs for Main Street Act:

“Today, the House passed the Jobs for Main Street Act.  Now that recent initiatives aimed at stabilizing our financial system and stimulating our economy are beginning to have their intended effect, this targeted legislation is laser-focused on job creation to ensure that all Americans will have an opportunity to participate in our ongoing economic recovery.    

“Specifically, the Jobs for Main Street Act invests in our nation’s highways, transit systems, school facilities, water infrastructure, and housing stock.  In addition to putting hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work, these funds will make needed improvements and renovations to our nation’s aging infrastructure.  We help small businesses access the credit they need to create jobs.  The legislation provides funding to hire, train, and equip an estimated 820,000 teachers, police, firefighters, and other public service personnel.  Additionally, it helps Americans who are out of work or have lost their employer-provided health insurance by extending emergency unemployment and COBRA benefits through June, 2010.  

“Congress – on a bipartisan basis – extended support to Wall Street during a period of potentially catastrophic systemic risk and extraordinary need.  It is now high time we make an equally extraordinary effort on behalf of creating jobs for Main Street so that the prosperity we are creating is broadly shared by all.  I am proud to have joined my colleagues in voting for this critical legislation.”

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