[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                            THE FISCAL CLIFF

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, what will it take to address the people's 
concerns? The people are concerned about the fiscal cliff. We have to 
begin to put the people first and set partisan politics aside. What 
does this mean? People will pay.
  The Tax Policy Center estimates that, if we do nothing, the average 
American will see his tax bill rise by $3,446 in 2013. Unemployment 
will increase from 7.9 percent to 9.1 in 2013. We will also begin to 
lose the 30 months of steady private sector job growth. Sequestration 
will mean FEMA will lose $878 million. Tell that to the people who are 
suffering from Hurricane Sandy. $23 billion will be lost in rental 
assistance to the poor, and the nutritional programs will lose $543 
million.
  Mr. Speaker, is this our message to the people of this great Nation? 
I hope not. It shouldn't be. Let's begin to work together. We have got 
to address the people's concerns.

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