[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H521-H522]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HALFTIME IN AMERICA

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, everybody is talking about Chrysler's Super 
Bowl commercial ``Halftime in America.'' It featured Clint Eastwood, 
relating the recovery of the American automobile industry. That 
inspirational ad

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has now gone viral as people share its positive message about our 
country and our workers.
  Trust me, Mr. Speaker, in America's heartland, we know about hard 
times. Our people have been through a lot these last few years. But 
that commercial has it right: We took a punch, but we're still 
standing. President Obama made a bet on America's workers and 
companies, and it saved thousands of jobs. It saved our industry. 
``This country can't be knocked out with one punch,'' Clint Eastwood 
says. ``We get right back up again. And when we do, the world is going 
to hear the roar of our engines.''
  You can already hear that roar in Toledo. We're building Jeeps day 
and night. You can hear it in Lorain too, and in Sandusky, Avon Lake, 
Brook Park, and Parma. We're going to win this competition. We're going 
to win it with teamwork. And we're going to win it because we want it 
more. Gentlemen and gentleladies, start your engines.

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