gentlewoman from california -- the gentlewoman from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. chu: madam speaker, first i want to thank chairman levin and chairman mcdermott from including in the manager's amendment the extension of the jobs now program. i'd like to thank chairman larson and betty sutton and alcee hastings for their support of this bill and program. i rise today to support the manager's amendment to h.r. 4846, the jobs tax act which adds an extremely important jobs program called jobs now. it has created over 156,000 jobs in 29 states across the country. it is extraordinary for the fact that it has been able to create jobs so quickly. the model in el monte county created over 1,000 subsidized jobs in one year, jobs like park rangers, teacher's