[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 128 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H6161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             VOICE OF TEXAS: ELIZABETH FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Elizabeth from Houston wrote me this 
about her business:

       My immigrant parents came to the United States legally. 
     They had to learn English. My dad worked very hard. He opened 
     several bars and restaurants, hired wait staff, cooks, 
     bartenders, and cleaning people. There was never a dime of 
     government assistance. Hard work, long hours, and sleepless 
     nights were the norm for all of us. I learned their work 
     ethic early, and I also have worked very hard for my family. 
     No welfare, no government handouts.
       This is my country, and I love this country as much as my 
     parents did. But I do not respect the current President or 
     his administration. They want to be in charge of all of us, 
     from cradle to grave. That is not the American way. That is 
     exactly what my parents and grandparents fled from. Please 
     take us back to the right way.

  Mr. Speaker, Elizabeth's family did it the right way--and without Big 
Government getting in the way. They built their American Dream all on 
their own.
  And that's just the way it is.

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