[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13115]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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   THE SUPERCOMMITTEE AND ITS GOAL OF SOLVING AMERICA'S FISCAL CRISIS

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, the supercommittee begins its 
work this week with the goal of setting a course for fiscal stability. 
We absolutely need to reduce the debt and deficit, but we need to do it 
in a responsible and balanced manner that supports and rebuilds the 
middle class.
  Nobody is more patriotic and nobody knows more about sacrifice than 
brave Americans who serve their Nation in the military. A retired Navy 
pilot who flew 215 missions during his career wrote to my office to 
stress that every American should contribute to a solution, especially 
those in his income bracket. The retired pilot now makes over $250,000 
a year in the private sector and is eager to do whatever he can to help 
put the Nation back on track fiscally.
  The debt crisis impacts every American, and every American should 
contribute to the solution. We are all in this together. It is the 
wrong approach to put the entire burden on those struggling the most in 
the economic downturn, such as the middle class, the unemployed, or 
seniors.
  I urge the committee members to adopt a balanced approach to solving 
our fiscal crisis.

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