[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H5885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                ECONOMY

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, last week, we learned that 
employers added 1.4 million jobs in the first 6 months of this year. 
That is the strongest 6 months for growth since 2006, and it is great 
news for many American families, but there is more we can and that we 
should be doing.
  The other day, I was fortunate enough to attend the White House 
Summit on Working Families, where business leaders, advocates, 
legislators, and Americans from all walks of life all came together to 
discuss issues facing working parents.
  Mr. Speaker, the American workforce has changed dramatically in 
recent decades, and the workplace must change with it. More and more 
women are now the primary breadwinners for their families, but they 
still lack the support they need to balance work with their 
responsibilities at home.
  Sadly, instead of considering initiatives to improve the lives of 
working families and of strengthening the middle class, this House is 
stuck playing politics. This week, the House majority announced plans 
for a 3-week process to sue President Obama--no word yet on what they 
plan to sue him for.
  The American people deserve better. We need to move ahead on the 
issues that concern the American people.

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