[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H7279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          FISCAL TURNING POINT

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Speaker, as a Nation, we are gaining 
momentum as our economy gets back on track. For my constituents in San 
Diego, home prices are on the rise and most employers are adding jobs 
and hours instead of cutting back. We cannot afford to undo the 
progress we are making, especially for the middle class.
  The only way to accelerate our economic progress is to balance 
economic development with protection for the most vulnerable Americans 
from job losses, tax increases, and program cuts. Americans young and 
old need to know that Congress believes in the future and that we'll 
work together to keep our country on the rise.
  I think often of Gandhi's statement: The future depends on what we do 
in the present.
  Let's not waste this critical opportunity to advance economic growth 
and invest in our future.

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