[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 193 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H8982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 TAXES

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. First of all, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to welcome our troops 
back; and as we welcome them back, let's make sure we take care of them 
while they're here in the United States as well and make their lives a 
lot better.
  Mr. Speaker, it's time to stop showboating and get to work. If 
Congress does not act by the end of the year, 160 million Americans 
will face a tax hike next year and another 60 million people will lose 
unemployment benefits.
  Failure to extend unemployment benefits has a real impact on men and 
women across every State, people like Norma Lopez from my district in 
Ontario. While Norma has been looking for work, her unemployment 
benefits have kept her from getting foreclosed and has helped her make 
car payments.
  Unfortunately, the Republican proposal is full of poison pills and 
amendments that make the bill dead on arrival in the Senate. 
Republicans are asking seniors to pay more for Medicare and they're 
leaving the unemployed out in the cold, yet they refuse to ask 
millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share.
  Stop the political games. People's lives are hanging in the balance. 
They deserve help. Let's work together on a compromise bill that will 
help all of us.

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