Rep. Lynn Westmoreland: Jobs for America

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From Congressman Lynn Westmoreland

Jobs for America

On September 18, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives acted again to pass H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act, and to help get Americans back to work. It’s a package of jobs bills we’ve passed combined into one package to get the economy moving again, while protecting small businesses and creating incentives for businesses to hire. I strongly supported this jobs package.

There are 15 bills that make up the Jobs for America Act, and together they make various changes to federal regulation that would encourage job creation and spur economic growth. The package is broken down into five parts with respect to the sponsoring committee’s jurisdiction: Ways and Means, Financial Services, Oversight, Judiciary, and Natural Resources. There is a diverse variety of bills in the package, such as the Hire More Heroes Act, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, and the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, that protect small businesses from burdensome regulations and unnecessary federal oversight. Removing the bureaucratic red-tape helps create opportunities for businesses to hire and create much needed jobs.

While the House continues to search for solutions to lower the unemployment number, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is just letting the jobs bills stack up on his desk. His refusal to take up any of the House jobs bills for a vote is obstructing the ability of many struggling Americans to find work and provide relief to businesses that are still recovering from the recession. I strongly encourage Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to act on this, or any, of the jobs bills we’ve sent over so Americans can get to work.

To view the 15 bills included in H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act, please click here.

To see a list of the jobs bills stuck in the Senate, please click here.