[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21361]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   REPUBLICANS HAVE SERVED THE PUBLIC

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last Tuesday House 
Republicans successfully passed a bill that protects every American 
taxpayer and promotes job creation by extending the payroll tax cut, 
reforming unemployment insurance, and providing Medicare payments to 
physicians for a year. Over the weekend, liberals in the Senate amended 
this legislation to provide for only a 2-month fix. In an attempt to 
tie House Republicans' hands and force the 2-month extension, Senate 
liberals led adjournment for recess.
  The American people deserve much better than this childish behavior 
when our unemployment rate has consistently remained above 8 percent 
for 34 months and over 25 million Americans are searching for work.
  Our sympathy to the people of the Czech Republic upon the death of 
former President Vaclav Havel, who was a brave patriot helping liberate 
Central and Eastern Europe from communism, leading to the establishment 
of the neighboring Slovak Republic.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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