[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 21442-21443]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER

  (Mr. RICHMOND asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, the unfortunate incidents of today remind 
me of that song I learned from Sesame Street which is, One of these 
kids is doing his own thing. The truth of the matter is we need adults 
today. If you look at the Republican Senators, they stood up and 
reached a compromise with the Democrats in the Senate. The House 
Democrats came along. The President came along. There was only one 
outlier, and that was our House Republicans.
  Over the holidays, Mr. Speaker, I would ask that you remind and 
encourage my House Republican colleagues to go see the wizard, go get a 
brain so we can talk about the intelligence needed to spur this 
economy. Go get the courage to stand up to the private interests, the 
Koch brothers, and the lobbyists so that you can do the right thing

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for the country. And after all, go get a heart so you can help the 2.2 
million people that are unemployed have a merry Christmas, so that you 
can help the 160 million people who will face a tax hike on January 1 
and, more than anything, the 48 million seniors who will have less 
access to health care.
  Mr. Speaker, I will close with one thing, and it's just a bit of 
advice: be careful because the unemployment benefits you save may be 
your own.

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