[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 155 (Wednesday, December 1, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H7761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS AND JOBS

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, we must remind the American people when 
President Obama took office, he inherited a $1.2 trillion deficit, the 
recession, and mounting job losses. In the last 2 years we have worked 
hard to end the outsourcing of jobs overseas and lay the groundwork to 
create new jobs here at home. But with the unemployment rate at 9.6 
across the Nation and over 14 percent in my area in California, we must 
do more. If Congress does not act to extend the unemployment insurance 
benefit, 2 million Americans stand to lose benefits during the holiday 
season. Yet, instead of working with us to provide assistance to 
struggling families, Republicans--I state Republicans--continue to 
obstruct and push for budget-busting tax breaks for America's 
millionaires.
  We must extend unemployment benefits, and we must approve the Obama 
middle class tax cut plan without the deficit-increasing tax breaks for 
America's richest few. Let's work together to help families through 
these tough times and create the jobs the American people need.

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