[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 17 (Thursday, February 2, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H386]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   MAKING LAWS THAT MAKE LIVES BETTER

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, for my constituents and I, the work here in 
Congress is about making laws that make lives better. Last week, our 
President came to this Chamber and laid out a blueprint to build an 
America that lasts. That blueprint focuses on manufacturing, education, 
worker training, clean energy, and ensuring that every American plays 
by the same set of rules and pays their fair share. By building from 
the ground up, by focusing on working people, we can build an economy 
that lasts.
  My friends on the other side offer a different path. It's a top-down 
approach with big tax breaks for the wealthy and subsidies for Big Oil 
at the expense of new technology and innovators. But we know what 
happens when you use all of your resources and materials at the top of 
the building. It topples over.

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