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Washington DC -- Today, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore made the following statement on the GOP's refusal to bring up the China Currency Reform Bill:

“As we celebrate the one year anniversary of House Passage of the China Currency Reform bill on a bipartisan basis, we are reminded once again of the House Republican Leadership’s failure to consider meaningful legislation to help create jobs, level the playing field for American businesses, and prevent the off-shoring of U.S. manufacturing jobs.  The China Currency Reform Act would not only prevent the Chinese government from suppressing the value of its currency giving them an unfair advantage over U.S. small manufacturers and exporters nationwide but it could more importantly create an estimated 1 million to 2 million jobs. The Senate is beginning debate on this important bill this week. As a cosponsor of identical House legislation that House Republicans have refused to move out of Committee, further inaction is a direct affront to the cries of the American people, 6 million of which have been out of work for 27 weeks or more.  174 Democrats including myself have signed a discharge petition to bring this bill to the floor and I hope that the House will do so."