[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14710]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRESS SHOULD STAY AND WORK

  (Mr. LARSON of Connecticut asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, one of my constituents wrote 
very emphatically: How could Congress possibly leave when they know 
that we the people face the deep, dark abyss of uncertainty--
uncertainty about our unemployment, uncertainty about the jobs that we 
need, the uncertainty that comes when your mortgage is under water, the 
uncertainty that comes when you know that you have to educate your 
children, and yet Congress leaves without addressing the basic needs of 
the people that we're sworn to serve.
  For the last week, we've heard an awful lot about work requirements. 
The primary work requirement that should be asked is of this United 
States Congress, for it to stay and do the work of the people. There is 
a jobs bill that's out there. There are tax cuts that can be achieved. 
Let's stay and do that work.

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