[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14293]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE GREATEST CHALLENGE

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, let's talk about things that we can agree 
on.
  We can agree that the greatest challenge that faces all of us today 
is to stop the erosion of public confidence. We can also agree that 
public confidence is critical because that's what is really going to 
kick-start our economy. We can also agree that when you talk to the 
people in our various districts, what are they most concerned about? 
They're concerned about jobs. Because what do jobs represent? They 
represent the security that they need to provide for the most important 
part of their life, their families.
  We can also agree that if there is a plan out there that can add to 
GDP 2 percent, add at least 2 million jobs, cut unemployment by 1 
percent, that that's a plan we should consider. We can also agree that 
we want to put teachers, firefighters, and first responders back to 
work, and that we want to build infrastructure so we can be the 
greatest country that we've always been. And we can also agree that we 
want tax cuts for employees and employers.
  So what's the problem, Mr. Speaker? Is the problem that this is the 
President's plan? That shouldn't be the problem. Let's get it together 
and let's work for the people of this great Nation.

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