[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 196 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H9933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       WE NEED A 1-YEAR EXTENSION

  (Mr. HECK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HECK. Mr. Speaker, Nevadans tell me time and time again that they 
want some certainty in their lives. They want their elected leaders to 
move beyond patchwork agreements every single month.
  We passed a 1-year package, fully paid for, that extends unemployment 
benefits while providing a pathway back to work, keeps an extra $1,000 
in the pockets of Nevada's struggling families, while protecting Social 
Security, and maintains access to health care for seniors and veterans 
by keeping doctors in Medicare.
  Throughout the entire negotiation process, the American people were 
assured that they would receive an entire year of certainty. Then the 
Senate pulled the rug out from underneath them. Passing a 2-month 
extension now will put us right back here in February, when we should 
be using that time to debate job-creating ideas.
  The House will stay here and work on this critical issue until it is 
resolved. The House agrees with the President and the American people: 
we need a 1-year extension. Anything else will be judged as a failure 
to do our job.

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