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S 1 ISCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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To strengthen the economic competitiveness of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. COONS, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. AKAKA) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To strengthen the economic competitiveness of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘American Competitiveness Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) eliminate tax loopholes that encourage companies to ship American jobs overseas;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) expand markets for United States exports by enforcing trade laws, stopping unfair currency manipulation, and opening up new markets for products made in the United States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) promote the development of new, innovative products bearing the inscription ‘Made in America’ by creating tax incentives to support United States industries and funding research and education programs to support and train workers in those newly developed areas;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) modernize and improve the highways, bridges, and transit systems of the United States to reduce congestion and the negative impacts of congestion on productivity and the communities of the United States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) modernize and upgrade the rail, levees, dams, and ports of the United States to get commerce flowing farther and faster;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) place computers in classrooms to ensure that all children in the United States have the tools they need to be the innovators of tomorrow;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) ensure that small businesses and households in the United States have access to high-speed broadband;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(8) invest in critical new infrastructure, such as a national energy grid, to reduce energy waste and promote the use of renewable energy sources; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(9) streamline regulatory policies that unnecessarily put the United States at a competitive disadvantage.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink