This morning, Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and I introduced the American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act — the AGREE Act — to help our businesses grow, create jobs, and put our neighbors back to work.
The AGREE Act contains measures from both sides of the aisle — policies that tend to be associated with one party or another, but which Senator Rubio and I agree can support job creation in the United States. Policies like extending tax and regulatory relief for America’s growing businesses, and encouraging cutting-edge research and innovation. The bill would also help veterans start their own businesses, and reduce the barriers that prevent highly skilled workers who have studied here from staying here.
I’m interested in what you think about our bill. Click here to learn more about it and to share your opinion.
I’m happy to be able to mark the one-year anniversary of my being sworn into the Senate with something reflective of my top three priorities — helping create jobs for Americans, doing so in a bipartisan way, and cutting our deficit via strong economic growth.
We can dwell on the partisan politics that have gridlocked this body and this town for much of our first year in office, continuing to trade barbs and exchange blame, or we can look forward and find ways we can work together.
Congress cannot sit on the sidelines and leave Americans to confront this jobs crisis on their own. That’s why I organized three job fairs throughout Delaware during my first year in office to help connect 5,000 of our neighbors with employers ready to hire.
Democrats and Republicans need to work together to help America’s unemployed. We need to help our businesses grow, create jobs, and that’s what the AGREE Act is designed to do.
I hope you’ll click here to learn more about the bill and share your opinion.
I know we can solve this jobs crisis if we work together.