[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 4, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1554]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                             YEAR OF ACTION

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Speaker, happy Lunar New Year, or as we say in 
Hawaii, Kung Hee Fat Choy. This is the ``Year of the Horse,'' which has 
as one of its characteristics decisive action. It is said that it is 
not the year to procrastinate, and the lack of procrastination will 
bring success.
  Remember President Obama said in his State of the Union, this year we 
are in the year of action. The people of this great Nation have been 
waiting for us to show action. Some have just given up hope on us, and 
you can't blame them. Let us show them that we are capable of doing the 
job that they sent us here to do by at least addressing critical 
legislation like creating jobs, restoring unemployment benefits, 
addressing the minimum wage, reforming the immigration system, and, of 
course, avoiding the default. Let's show them, Madam Speaker, that we 
are able to do this because we can.

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