[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYGO PROTECTS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, many people might not be 
focused on the work that was done today and led by the Democratic 
Caucus, and I think it's important to reinforce what we did today. We 
protected the American people. We protected our veterans. We protected 
our seniors with Social Security and Medicare. We protected the most 
vulnerable, our children.
  As everyone knows, our children have, many times, the least 
opportunity for health care reform except for the work that we did just 
a few months ago when we worked to enroll some 11 million more children 
in the Children's Health Insurance Program. But at the same time as we 
move forward, we know more and more children are uninsured.
  The PAYGO work that we did and the work that we did addressing the 
question of this Nation's deficit was clearly not a selfish act; it was 
a selfless act. And that is to say to our seniors, We'll never forget 
you. We'll never abandon your Medicare and Social Security.
  Our veterans have offered themselves on behalf of this Nation, and we 
will never, never forget our veterans and our soldiers. And we 
certainly will not forget the most vulnerable in our society who need 
food stamps and medical care.
  We did the right thing today, and I am proud to have voted ``yes.''

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