On behalf of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, I am writing to urge your support and swift passage of HR 4213, the Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act. In the construction industry more than 1 in 4 workers are still unemployed. While the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1) made a significant and robust investment in infrastructure and strengthened the social safety net, unemployment still remains at Depression levels.

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