[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H7477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   WORK TOGETHER FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. It will be very hard to wish the American people 
happy New Year unless this Congress reaches and passes an agreement 
that keeps taxes from going up on the 98 percent who have already had 
to sacrifice during the recession, that extends unemployment, enables 
doctors to continue to care for their Medicare beneficiaries, fixes the 
AMT, provides disaster recovery money to help our fellow Americans, and 
passes the farm bill.
  Democrats agreed last year to $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next 10 
years, which are already in place. President Obama offered several 
concessions. Now Republicans need to give up at least an equal amount 
on the revenue side.
  And right now--but definitely early in 2013--my constituents in the 
Virgin Islands need relief from the highest energy costs in the country 
and a fair Medicaid match so that everyone can have access to quality 
health care.
  Whatever partisan differences we have and the Republicans have with 
our President, let's set them aside as this difficult year comes to a 
close and work together to give our constituents a happy New Year.

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