mr. perriello: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and groo to the resolution 917 recognizing the florida keys scenic highway on the occasion of its designation as an all-american road by the u.s. department of transportation. the clerk: house calendar number 161, house resolution 917, resolution recognizing the flar keys scenic highway on the designation as an all-american road by the u.s. department of transportation. pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. perriello, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. duncan, each will control 20 minutes. mr. perriello: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and stepped their remarks and include extraneous material on h. res. 917. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. perriello: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h. res. 917 offered by the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, recognizing the florida keys scenic highway on the occasion of its designation as an all-american road. the pr

mr. perriello: thank you to my friend from ohio. i appreciate that. where have we come and where do we have to go? the present statistics and the history books will make clear that we have prevented a depression and that's no small feat. but i'm not satisfied until we see robust economic growth. we should be willing to look back and say here is an opportunity where we were going off a cliff into a depression and we said no, not on our watch. we will make sure that that he depression is prevented. but i'm not satisfied until we see the job creation back on main street. we need to shift that focus to that job creation on main street. and these ideas are not republican or democrat ideas. these are ideas about putting people back to work. i know in virginia and you know in ohio, we are on the cusp. we have an opportunity to start building again. americans are ready to do it. small businesses are ready to do it. and union fortunately, we aren't going to see the housing starts, but we know we can build things. we can build our infrastructure and retrofit ou

mr. perriello for an explanation of the bill. mr. perriello: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, mr. chairman. today i rise in support of h.r. 4667, the veterans compensation cost of living adjustment act of 2010. a bill that i was proud to introduce in support of america's veterans. over 140 years ago president lincoln called upon our nation to care for him who have borne the battle for his widow and orphan. this charge is as compelling today as it was in 1864. it underscores the important role that our veterans play in defending our freedoms. and the obligation we all have as a nation to provide our brave veterans the care they need once returning home. h.r. 4667 the veterans compensation cost of living adjustment act of 2010 will provide an increase to the rates of basic compensation for disabled veterans and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation to their survivors and dependents. along with other benefits in order to keep face with the rising cost of living. the disabled cola would -- disability cola would become effective december 1, 2010. in these economic times ou

mr. perriello: thank you very much for that news and for the news from the house of lord -- i mean senate, that has just come our way. it's very exciting. we as a caucus have been fighting so hard to shift the focus from speculation on wall street to job creation on main street. we understand that two out of every three new jobs in this country are coming from small business. now they may not make the headlines, it may mean you have lots and lots of small businesses, but that's the engine of our growth. one thing we still do better than any other country in the world is innovate. we are better entrepreneurs, we're really good at this. and it's our small businesses where we see that innovation taking place. and we need to make sure that we're giving the kind of support that small businesses need whether that's through direct lending, whether that's through suspension of capital gains tax for small business to bring non-traditional lenders in, whether that's providing the infrastructure in the work force development which allows those small businesses to flourish. we also need to understand