[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15309]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                       AVOIDING THE FISCAL CLIFF

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge Congress to deal 
with the fiscal cliff. The majority of Americans cast their ballots in 
support of the President and a balanced solution to our fiscal 
challenges that protects the middle class by asking everyone to pay 
their fair share.
  Our job is to act. We should extend the middle class tax cuts now 
while we work on a long-term solution. We must work together because 
failure would have dire consequences for middle class jobs, the 
military, and crucial programs that help the middle class and the poor.

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