[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H8897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN THIS RECESSION AMERICANS ARE CUTTING BACK TO MAKE ENDS MEET; 
                   CONGRESS SHOULD BE DOING THE SAME

  (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, this recession has forced Kansas families 
to change their ways. Folks are cutting back just to make ends meet. 
Now that's what Congress should be doing here in Washington.
  But we aren't cutting back. In fact, the majority says we need a 
health care plan that will cost us jobs, when actually what we need is 
to take responsibility for our actions.
  We need to rein in spending. We need to reduce the deficit. We need 
to stop legislation that will add hundreds of billions of dollars to 
the Nation's debt. We need to empower families to purchase health care 
that is the best fit for them, without waiting lines and without 
mountains and mountains of debt.
  I will continue to fight for commonsense solutions. Americans deserve 
no less.

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