[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H6837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           FIXING THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. DelBENE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on us to work together 
quickly.
  We have an opportunity to accelerate the Nation's recovery, create 
jobs, and reduce our deficit but only if we are willing to do it 
together and take a balanced approach. Failing to do so will hurt 
millions of families and will create unnecessary uncertainty for small 
businesses.
  We will be hurting families like Blaine and Jeannie Parks, with whom 
I met last weekend at their home in Redmond, Washington. Blaine is a 
truck driver, and Jeannie works at an elementary school. Blaine also 
owns a small fishing guide company. They told me how worried they are 
about higher taxes and cuts to programs they count on, like our 
schools. They work hard, pay their fair share; and for them a tax hike 
would make it harder for them to make ends meet. It would hurt Blaine's 
business and would prevent them from taking care of basic things like 
simple repairs to their home.
  I hope that the next time I see the Parks family, I will be able to 
say that Congress came together, saved them from a tax hike, and got 
our economy back on track.

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