[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11663]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          PASS A JOBS BILL BY PUTTING PARTISAN POLITICS ASIDE

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, it's time to put partisan politics aside 
and pass a jobs bill that would do the following: extend unemployment 
benefits to the thousands and thousands of our fellow citizens that 
find themselves unemployed due to no fault of their own, that would 
protect the health of our seniors dependent on Medicare by restoring a 
21 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement to our doctors, and extend tax 
credits and benefits essential to the American people.
  Surely there are three Republican Senators that are willing to break 
with their partisan beliefs and stand up with the American people so 
that those that are unemployed can get their benefits and take care of 
their families; the doctors can continue to take care of Medicare 
patients; our seniors will continue to see their doctors; and we can 
provide the necessary tax credits and benefits that the American people 
are demanding and asking for.
  I ask everybody to think of the American people instead of their own 
narrow interests. Let's get this thing done.

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