House continuing push for more jobs in Washington

While negotiations on the final budget continue in the background, the House has been busy passing a series of bills to create new jobs, protect existing businesses, and train unemployed workers for new careers in emerging industries.

In the last two days, we've sent the Senate bills that will create over 50,000 jobs, primarily in the construction industry -- one of the hardest-hit sectors of our economy.

• The JOBS ACT of 2010
• The Washington Works housing act
• Rural county investment credit
• Data center construction incentive
• Extending tax relief to the aluminum industry through 2017

To help those who have lost their jobs get trained for a new one, we passed:

• The Opportunity Express, which provides retraining in aerospace, health care, long-term care, advanced manufacturing, and green energy industries.
• The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at University Center in Bothell.

The Senate has also approved legislation designed to spur job creation, and we will be considering those measures later this week.