Support Legislation to Bring Jobs to Communities
We
are writing to ask you to sign onto a letter of support to Senate leadership
for the Local Jobs for America Act (S. 3500) which has just been introduced in
the Senate by Senators Brown (OH), Franken (MN) and Begich (AK). This bill was
introduced in the House a few months ago by Congressman George Miller and now
has over 160 co-sponsors.
The Senate introduction of the Local
Jobs for America Act is a major step forward towards winning a direct job
creation program that will make a real impact on our communities.
This legislation would provide critical funding to States, local governments,
and community-based organizations to save and create one million jobs in
communities around the country. It provides $75 billion over two years
for states and localities to use to create new jobs that meet crucial community
needs, and to retain existing workers. This funding would save or create
750,000 jobs. The Local Jobs for America Act also provides $23 billion for
education jobs, in addition to funding to hire police and firefighters and
funding for on-the-job training programs.
Please sign your organization onto this letter, and share it with other
organizations in your state that might be willing to sign on! We need to
demonstrate that there is broad support across the country for this
legislation.
The deadline for signing on is NEXT MONDAY, JUNE 28th. Please
contact Jesse Poon
to sign onto this letter.
Thanks so much.
There is actually more pressing legislation relating to jobs in SENATE right now. S. 633.The SBA is currently planning to decertify 3400 Certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses effective October 1, 2011 unless Senate and Congress pass legislation to prevent it. These businesses serve economically depressed areas and provide sustainable employment to Americans who need it the most. Unless Senate and Congress pass a bill to grandfather the 3400 HUBZones, and the President signs by 9/30 there will be catastrophic repercussions. I am a small business and it affects myself and all of the companies I work with, in addition to the other 3, 399 small businesses around the country.