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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) today called on the U.S. Senate to take up the “Forgotten 15” jobs bills that have passed the House of Representatives this year, many with the votes of dozens Democrats.  The bills address a number of topics including, economic growth, tax reform, regulatory reform and energy policy.

“These 15 bills represent the efforts of House legislators on a number of fronts to spur private sector job creation and economic growth,” Foxx said. “The Senate is standing squarely in the way of these bills even getting a fair, up or down vote. If Majority Leader Reid is serious about encouraging job creation then he needs to get serious about allowing votes on these 15 bills.”

“Unlike President Obama’s proposals, these pieces of legislation are focused on freeing the private sector to create jobs and fuel the growth of our economy.  His proposals include exactly what we don’t need: more bureaucrats, more wasteful spending and more job-destroying regulation.  The best way to get Americans back to work is to encourage business to grow, to remove obstacles that impede entrepreneurs and innovators and show America’s job creators that we are still a nation that values success.”

To learn more about the jobs and economic growth legislation passed by the House and awaiting action in the Senate, please visit: http://majorityleader.gov/JobsTracker/.