[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[House]
[Pages 18297-18298]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, time and time again Members 
from both sides of the aisle have spoken on the need to create jobs and 
cut government spending. This is what the

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American people want, and it is past time for Washington to start 
listening. We have just a few short weeks to take that message to heart 
and stop the $3 trillion tax hike set to take effect on January 1. Our 
country needs real economic growth--which can't happen if Washington 
doesn't prevent these tax increases on farmers, ranchers and small 
businesses. We won't solve our fiscal challenges until we cut spending, 
stop the growth of government and extend the current tax rates. The 
sooner we can provide certainty to American businesses, the sooner they 
can get our economy back on track and start hiring again. Over the next 
few weeks, we have the chance to do what is right for our economy. 
Let's make it sooner rather than later.

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