[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 182 (Wednesday, November 30, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            LET'S NOT FORGET

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Speaker, let's not forget. We talk about the 
Great Depression and how close we've come to it. Let's recognize and 
realize what we as a country did then. We passed the Social Security 
Act of 1935. And let's also not forget that part of that is the 
protection of not only our seniors, but also of those who are 
unemployed through no fault of their own. That is what we're looking 
at. Madam Speaker, we must recognize that it is time to extend the 
unemployment insurance, or we're going to cost our economy $30 billion, 
and we're going to also affect 1 million people.
  Madam Speaker, let's also recognize what makes us a great country. It 
is not our military might. What makes us a great country is compassion; 
it is the fact that we have defined ourselves by how we treat our 
people. Let's never forget that.
  It is time to be compassionate, Madam Speaker. It is time for us to 
extend the unemployment insurance.

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