Blumenthal pg 3 3-31-11
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PUTNAM --- Based on what he learned at a small business forum in Putnam, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced that in the coming weeks, he will introduce legislation to help small businesses set aside money to invest and reinvest in their business, as well as “a bill to help secure job opportunities for our veterans, and provide training, healthcare, higher education, and more.” Blumenthal delivered his maiden floor speech from the well of the U.S. Senate on March 16, focusing on how he will continue to fight for the people of Connecticut and stand up for their interests in Washington.
Blumenthal relayed personal stories he had heard traveling the state, and presented ideas on how to foster economic growth and create jobs. Blumenthal said that during a recent visit to northeast Connecticut’s “Quiet Corner,” the president of Nutmeg Container Corporation, Charlie Pious, told him that he was hoping to hire more workers but has had difficulty finding people with the skills he needs. Blumenthal went on to say that at a meeting at Putnam Bank with Chairman Thomas A. Borner, during a roundtable discussion, one small business leader after another told him they could create more jobs with more certainty and consistency in government action.
“We have to make ‘Made in Connecticut’ and ‘Made in America’ mean something again,” said Blumenthal. “We must invest more; we must make more; and we must invent more – right here in the United States … we must invest in infrastructure and education – in roads, transmission lines and airports, in everything from our grade schools to our community colleges to our job training programs.”
“The people of Connecticut want bipartisan efforts to achieve job creation and economic growth,” Blumenthal continued. “They want partnerships among business, labor and education. And they want bipartisan efforts to help our veterans – so that after they serve our country, they return to a paycheck instead of an unemployment line.