Statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Calling on Congress to Pass an Extension of the Surface Transportation Bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "This Labor Day, let's not only acknowledge the close of summer, but let's also end the 'silly season' in Washington, D.C.  It's time for Congress to move with purpose on the one issue most Americans will be pondering this Labor Day:  how to keep or find a good job.

"The very first step Congress must take when it reconvenes this Tuesday is to pass the Surface Transportation Bill. With nearly 2 million jobs on the line, and an historic unemployment across the country, there is no more important issue facing Congress. This is job one.

"Today, Democratic and Republican mayors will send a letter urging Congress to act swiftly and in a bipartisan manner to save these American jobs. With 75 metro economies facing double digit unemployment, we need Congress to create jobs as well. But we will first ask that they honor that great Hippocratic Oath and 'first, do no harm.'

"American workers are concerned with a paycheck, not partisanship. Congress must put politics aside and the people first. Let's get the job done and keep these nearly 2 million Americans on the job."

SOURCE The U.S. Conference of Mayors

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