[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1608]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  WORKING TOGETHER TO EXTEND PAYROLL TAX CUT AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Madam Speaker, I've come to this floor practically every 
week for the past few months asking my friends on both sides of the 
aisle to work together to extend the payroll tax cut and the 
unemployment benefits for a full year. As we convene this today, it 
looks like we may have a deal.
  To be sure that we follow through, let's remind ourselves what this 
would mean for Americans:
  Working families would see more than $80 a month in their pockets--
almost $1,000 for the year. It's always good for people to be able to 
keep more of their money in their own pockets;
  And 2.8 million Americans and nearly 500,000 Californians, where I 
come from, would be able to keep their unemployment benefits, their 
lifeline during these tough times;
  And the doc fix would allow seniors on Medicare to continue to see 
their own doctors.
  I know the ink isn't dry, but I believe this is the type of 
compromise and governing that our constituents and all of America wants 
to see us do here in Congress. I want to encourage the leadership on 
both sides of the aisle to get this deal done, move forward, and create 
jobs in this great country.

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