[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 137 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1647-E1648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         DISAPPROVAL RESOLUTION RELATING TO DEBT LIMIT INCREASE

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                               speech of

                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2011

  Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.J. Res. 77. 
This resolution is another pointless political gesture put forward by 
Republicans in their efforts to fight our President tooth and nail, 
regardless of the impact on American families and our economy.
  This resolution has already failed in the Senate; it is going 
nowhere. It is beyond irresponsible to spend time catering to far-right 
Tea Party Members with doomed procedural technicalities while American 
families face a jobs crisis.
  Early this year, we were seeing hundreds of thousands of jobs created 
each month and real economic recovery was taking root. Since then, 
Republicans have manufactured one crisis after another. Whether it is 
threatening to shut down the government, default on our debt, or 
cripple the FAA with furloughs, Republicans have shown an unbelievable 
willingness to harm our economy so they can score points with their Tea 
Party base.
  Washington gave our country a pointless, dangerous debt limit 
showdown in July, and our nation's employers responded by creating zero 
new jobs in August. We need to move past this divisive, debt limit 
gamesmanship and take action to get our economy moving by passing the 
American Jobs Act now.

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