[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 25, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRESS SHOULD WORK TOGETHER

  (Ms. HOCHUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. HOCHUL. Mr. Speaker, exactly 12 hours ago, those of us who sat in 
this Chamber watched raw courage walk through that door when our 
colleague, Gabby Giffords, came in here of her own accord. She overcame 
obstacles both physical and emotional that few of us can ever imagine. 
In this room, we often find similar challenges. I call on this body in 
the spirit of Gabby Giffords to put aside our differences and work 
together and institute the parts of the President's plan we heard last 
night that we all agree on.
  I sat over here on the so-called Republican side of the aisle, and I 
know there were times when my colleagues, all of them, got up and 
applauded and supported the President and issues, whether it was to 
bring back jobs from overseas, whether it was fairness in our Tax Code, 
or infrastructure for our roads and bridges that are crumbling, at 
least in my district.
  We have much before us, just as our friend Gabby did. We can overcome 
it. She did it. We must. The American people are counting on us.

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