[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H173-H174]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            THIS MUST CHANGE

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, Friday's jobs report was discouraging: 
347,000 people stopped looking for work. One commentator said people 
``simply gave up.''
  This has been the worst recovery since the Great Depression. The 
President's policies, massive spending, a destructive health care law, 
a promise to bankrupt the coal industry, and a refusal to build 
Keystone XL have not produced jobs. They have, however, helped Wall 
Street and Washington elites. This is not fair.
  One of my bosses in Pennsylvania 12, Laurie, emailed about her 
husband, who lost his job as a result of the war on coal. He took care 
of his family with that job.
  She writes:

       Many other industries besides the miner are affected. It 
     trickles down to the truck driver, the blasting companies, 
     and even down to our restaurants and retail stores.

  To help families like Laurie's, this House has passed dozens of bills 
to promote job growth. Unfortunately, the Senate has failed to act. 
This must change so that more people do not simply give up.

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