[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 170 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TIME FOR REAL SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. HUDSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call attention to one number 
that has remained too high for too long, and that is the number of 
unemployed people in this country. Right now, that number stands at 
11.3 million. That is 11.3 million of our fellow Americans. These are 
not just statistics. These are real people. They are our friends, our 
neighbors, our children; and they deserve better. These are policies 
that encourage real economic growth that will create jobs Americans 
need--not higher health care costs, policy cancelations, and threats of 
job loss brought on by ObamaCare.
  This unworkable law is causing health care premiums to rise all 
across the country, particularly in my home State of North Carolina; 
and millions of Americans have had their insurance policies canceled. 
This is not a plan for growth. It is a plan for more strain on 
hardworking Americans. It is time for real solutions. It is time to get 
Americans back to work.

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