[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 15, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NEED FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE 113TH

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, with a new year comes a new Congress, new and 
returning Members, and new opportunities to work together to do the 
work the American people sent us here to do. Americans have been very 
clear about what the priorities of Congress should be. At the forefront 
of these priorities is to get people back to work and to revitalize our 
economy.
  There is no doubt there has been some progress. Thirty-four 
consecutive months of private sector job growth is evidence of that. 
However, with 12 million people still unemployed, more must be done.
  If Congress is serious about addressing the deficit, then we must 
have a plan--such as the Make It in America agenda--to create jobs. Job 
creation leads to deficit reduction and is necessary for a full 
economic recovery.
  I am confident that with a new year will come a renewed focus to do 
the work of the American people. It is really time to put aside the 
dysfunction of the 112th Congress and to come together to address the 
problems facing our Nation.

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