In the ten months since I began my service in the Senate, petty partisan politics has caused Congress to spend tragically little time confronting our nation’s slow economic recovery.
The politics that nearly shutdown our government in April and nearly caused our nation to default in July must be put aside when Congress returns to Washington this week. We have a jobs crisis in America, and it is long past time Congress shows it’s engaged in solving it.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve visited dozens of employers and convened a series of roundtable discussions with Delawareans, since I believe the best ideas for propelling our economic recovery aren’t going to come from Washington, but from those on the front lines of the economy.
Our nation doesn’t have a shortfall of good ideas, merely a lack of political will to turn those ideas into action. In fact, there are dozens of strong bills Congress can and should consider immediately to make an impact.
My legislative strategy for job creation focuses on six critical areas that join together progressive and conservative proposals, and the voices of business owners and out-of-work Delawareans:
- Invest in critical infrastructure projects
- Reform our tax code and stabilize our nation’s debt
- Offer greater support for America’s small businesses
- Develop and protect the next generation of American technology and ingenuity
- Strengthen America’s global trade posture
- Invest in an educated workforce
I want to know what you think about this strategy and what ideas you have for helping America’s businesses create jobs. Please take a look and let me know what you think:
http://www.coons.senate.gov/blueprint
Congress cannot just sit by while millions of Americans are unemployed, and millions more are underemployed. As the Senate resumes its work in Washington this week, I promise to do everything possible to support positive, bipartisan steps that will not only lead to new jobs being created, but will connect out-of-work Americans with those jobs.