[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 108 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MAKE AMERICANS DEBT FREE

  (Mr. CLARKE of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLARKE of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I'm asking this Congress to cut 
the true tax that is really crushing Americans, that is preventing real 
job growth and robbing our people of financial security. I am asking 
this Congress on certain loans to cut mortgages down to home values. 
For certain student loan borrowers, let's forgive those student loans.
  This Congress is responsible for the American people in large part 
being in the debt that they are in. We deregulated many financial 
institutions that recklessly put the American people in debt. The one 
powerful way to restore our economy and create jobs is to make sure 
Americans personally are debt free.

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