[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 36 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H1676-H1677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE PARTY OF NO PLAN

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, the Party of No has officially become the 
Party of No Plan. Every week under GOP control has been another week 
with no plan to create jobs. This is not a game.

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  In Florida, unemployment remains at 12 percent. People want to work. 
They want Washington to lead with a jobs plan. With construction and 
housing so integral to Florida's economy, stabilizing this sector is 
critical to our recovery.
  Close to 1 million Florida families and seniors have lost their homes 
since 2009. Now, through no fault of their own, nearly half of all 
mortgages in Florida are underwater. But instead of creating jobs, 
Republicans want to kick middle class families while they're already 
down. Rather than improve mortgage modification programs by working 
with Democrats, my Republican friends want to shut them down 
altogether.
  So to families and seniors across America who owe more to the banks 
than their homes are actually worth, what's the Republican plan? What's 
the response? Pay up, even if you have no job, no income, no health 
care. Under today's Republican bills, soon you and your family will 
have no home.

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