[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 71-72]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        CONGRESS AND THE ECONOMY

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)

[[Page 72]]


  Ms. CHU. I came here today wanting to wish everybody a happy new 
year. But when I came, I found out that our Republican Congress wanted 
to give everybody an unhappy old year, continuing last year's agenda of 
no jobs for you. They ended last year not with a bang, but a whimper, 
as they walked out on a deal to stop a tax hike on the middle class 
right before the holidays. Even though Senate Republicans had agreed to 
a compromise, House Republicans were willing to abandon you, just as 
you were trying to figure out how to pay for gifts for your children.
  They were serious about letting the payroll tax and unemployment 
benefits expire. Thank goodness you expressed your outrage and they 
were forced to change their position. They gave a 2-month extension. 
Now in just over a month, they'll be faced with the same choice: to 
raise taxes for the middle class or finally work together with 
Democrats to give real relief to Americans like you. Make sure they do 
the right thing.

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