[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19350]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            WE MUST PASS THE SENIORS PROTECTION ACT OF 2010

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is great news that we gave 
an opportunity to young people today by passing the DREAM Act, but 
shame on us that we did not pass the Seniors Protection Act of 2010.
  Democrats rallied to make a commitment to the Nation's seniors for a 
$250 refund as they listened to the horrible pronouncement that they 
would not get a cost-of-living increase. We owe them. We owe them 
because of the hard work that they have contributed over the decades to 
build this Nation. They have provided us with years and years of work, 
of investment and production and of part of the manufacturing history 
of this country.
  How can we leave this session and not provide our seniors with 
relief?
  So I call upon my colleagues to rally together for what is right for 
those seniors, who have carried the flag, who have fought in our wars, 
who have nurtured the sick, who have raised our children, and who have 
invested in America. It is time to pass the Seniors Protection Act of 
2010. We should not leave this Congress and not finish this year 
without passing this relief for the seniors of America--patriots, 
deserving--all of them.

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