[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16624]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WORKING TOWARD BIPARTISAN SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, today I rise because the fiscal cliff is upon 
us. And one thing that I know is clear in talking to my constituents, 
time and time again, they're looking for solutions to the problems that 
we face. I believe that the solutions that are out there aren't going 
to come from one party or the other party; they're going to come from 
us working together, forging a bipartisan solution to the problems that 
we face. And I hope that we can go bigger than what is simply asked of 
us.
  Mr. Speaker, one of the great pleasures of being here is to be able 
to work with good friends, and I want to thank my good friend Steve 
LaTourette for his leadership and Jim Cooper as well for the thought of 
putting together the Cooper-LaTourette budget based on Simpson-Bowles, 
that talks about a solution that really helps us get our entitlements 
under control, helps raise revenues, and puts a solution on the table.
  So today, I'm asking my colleagues to join with me to try to make 
sure that together we put a bipartisan solution on the table. And I 
want to thank my good friend, Steve LaTourette, for his leadership, and 
Jim Cooper as well.

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