[Excerpt] On behalf of the AFL-CIO, 1 am writing to urge you to oppose the so-called "Jobs Through Growth Act"' (S. 1720). which the Senate will consider later this week. S. 1720 is not a jobs bill: it is a repackaging of tired old ideas to cripple the government and overturn protections for workers and consumers. S. 1720 would give corporate interests and Wall Street unfettered power and benefit the wealthy at the expense of the middle class.