[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 20, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H6742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AMERICANS KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER

  (Mr. SNYDER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, probably the most frequent fear facing a 
family each month is paying bills. Even families with income above 
minimum wage struggle. Nothing pays family bills but money. Nothing is 
better for bringing in money than a good job with a good wage.
  For the last several years, our country has not been moving in the 
right direction: no change in the minimum wage; the numbers of 
uninsured substantially increased; tuition for technical schools going 
up; tuition for colleges substantially increased without an appreciable 
increase in Pell Grants and the GI bill.
  We must do better. Americans know we can do better.

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