[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 117 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H5634]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          WE HAVE A JOB TO DO

  (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, traditionally, Members of Congress return 
to their districts during the month of August to avoid the hottest, 
muggiest month of the Washington year, but given our current 
circumstances and the invention of air conditioning, I think we should 
break that tradition.
  Senate Democrats have passed the President's plan to raise taxes. A 
family of four earning $50,000 a year will see their taxes increase by 
more than $2,000 per year. House Republicans have passed the only plan 
in Washington to stop the tax hike in its entirety.
  A new report finds the tax hike will cost more than 700,000 American 
jobs. I stand by the House leadership who stated this week that if the 
Senate takes action to address these threats, the House will be in 
Washington in August for the purpose of sending solutions to the 
President's desk.
  We have a job to do, and 23 million unemployed Americans are waiting.

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