[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H4917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             JOBS AND TAXES

  (Mr. BACA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BACA. Madam Speaker, the American people need Congress to take 
bold action to create jobs. While our economy is slowly improving, 
unemployment remains at 11.9 percent in my hometown of San Bernardino 
County.
  In the last 500 days since the Republicans took control of the House, 
they have refused to move forward a real plan to put more Americans 
back to work. Instead of working to create jobs, Republicans have 
passed a budget that gives away $3 trillion in tax breaks to big 
corporations and the ultra rich. It ends Medicare as we know it by 
turning the program into a private voucher system.
  Just last week, the Republicans again voted to repeal the Affordable 
Care Act, which benefits millions of Americans.
  It's time to stop the political games and get to work on finding real 
solutions to the problems we face. We must end the Bush tax cuts for 
the rich, protect Medicare, and work to create new jobs for all 
Americans--and assure that we don't outsource those jobs as well.


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind all persons in the 
gallery that they are here as guests of the House and that any 
manifestation of approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation 
of the rules of the House.

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