Put Inland Empire Residents Back to Work

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Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, we marked 100 days in the 114th Congress. Since taking office in January, I have traveled across my home district in southern California, in San Bernardino County, on a jobs tour to meet with small businesses, community leaders, labor representatives, and job seekers about what we can do in Congress to put the Inland Empire back to work.

After having many conversations with residents and businessowners, today, I am releasing a jobs plan--a strategy--for how we can get the Inland Empire economy back on the road to recovery.

My plan calls for giving small businesses the tools they need to grow and thrive to create 21st century jobs in emerging sectors like renewable energy and biotechnology, connecting employers with job seekers and supporting job training programs and investing in our infrastructure to spur economic development.

We have a lot of work to do, but if we focus on these areas, we can strengthen the Inland Empire and the California economy and put our residents back to work.

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