[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H4956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MAKE IT IN AMERICA

  (Mr. WALZ of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I too rise today because it's 
obvious to all of us we need initiatives that make America more 
competitive.
  We need to tap into the can-do spirit of Americans and out-innovate 
the rest of the world, all those things that made this country so 
great. We must be able to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the 
rest of the world.
  As my colleague said, we need to Make It in America. And, yes, we can 
do it at the same time that we address long-term national debt. We can 
cut waste and balance the budget, but we also have to ensure the 
opportunity for growth exists.
  In southern Minnesota we have a rich tradition of small businesses 
building from the ground up, becoming world class, like the Mayo 
Clinic. We are leading the Nation in renewable energy, biotech 
research, and ways of providing food for not only this country but the 
world.
  We can support job creation today and in the future by encouraging 
businesses to make products and innovate here in the United States and 
sell to the world. Mr. Speaker, when we Make It in America, American 
families will make it too.
  Let's create good-paying jobs here at home, and let's rebuild the 
middle class.

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