[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              FISCAL CLIFF

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, last week the San Diego 
Chamber of Commerce sent its largest ever delegation of community and 
business leaders to Washington. They came because they know Washington 
can help them spur the economy, innovate, and employ local workers if 
we can all get on the same page.
  What grand request did they have for this Congress to help make 
progress happen? Well, just that we do our job: that we roll up our 
sleeves, work together across party lines, and find a sensible, not an 
arbitrary, balance of cuts and spending.
  Yes, Mr. Speaker, this country is facing some hard choices, and, yes, 
there is division in this Chamber, but we do not need to add to the 
serious challenges facing American businesses and families by sitting 
on the sidelines watching a completely manmade disaster explode upon 
our economy.
  Let's work together to come to decisions now. The American economy 
should not be facing a fiscal cliff; it should be receiving a fiscal 
roadmap. By actually doing our jobs, we can make the jobs of our 
hardworking constituents a little easier.
  Our job is not done, Mr. Speaker. Cancel the congressional recess.

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