[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H33]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR CONGRESS

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, as Americans are making their New Year's 
resolutions, I think it is time that Congress makes a few New Year's 
resolutions of its own.
  Congress will resolve itself to stop asking for money and higher 
taxes from the American people to pay for more bureaucracy and more 
bloated Federal programs.
  Congress will actually try to balance its budget, something the rest 
of the American people have to do.
  Congress will resolve itself to stop the onslaught of rules, 
regulations, and mandates on our constituents that slow down the 
economy and kill jobs.
  Congress will focus more on programs that create jobs and less on 
programs that create government dependency.
  Congress will stop allowing the Federal Government to spy and read 
the emails of innocent Americans.
  Congress will resolve itself to live under the same laws it passes 
for everyone else with no special health care or retirement benefits.
  Lastly, Congress will resolve itself to spend more time listening to 
the American people and working together, Republicans and Democrats, to 
solve the problems our Nation faces.
  Mr. Speaker, these are a few New Year's resolutions for Congress that 
we would be well-served to follow.

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