U.S. Rep. McGovern joins Dem Caucus Chair Rep. Larson, cosponsors legislation to make jobs a Super Committee Priority

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern joined House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and other colleagues today, cosponsoring legislation intended to give the nation's top priority - job creation and economic growth - the same path forward as deficit reduction in Congress. McGovern cosponsored three measures that the Super Committee may choose to pursue that would provide different paths to the same goal - reducing unemployment and addressing our debt:

Washington, DC, September 7, 2011
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern joined House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and other colleagues today, cosponsoring legislation intended to give the nation's top priority - job creation and economic growth - the same path forward as deficit reduction in Congress. McGovern cosponsored three measures that the Super Committee may choose to pursue that would provide different paths to the same goal - reducing unemployment and addressing our debt:

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern joined House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and other colleagues today, cosponsoring legislation intended to give the nation's top priority - job creation and economic growth - the same path forward as deficit reduction in Congress.

McGovern cosponsored three measures that the Super Committee may choose to pursue that would provide different paths to the same goal - reducing unemployment and addressing our debt:

  1. A bill to amend the mission of the Deficit Super Committee, to require the Members to develop both a deficit reduction plan and a job creation plan.
  2. A bill to amend the mission of the Deficit Super Committee and add four additional members - one from each party in each chamber - to allow for the extra work being undertaken.
  3. A bill to create a parallel Super Committee to focus on jobs, under the same terms as the Deficit Super Committee.