[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 8762-8763]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          REPUBLICAN INACTION

  (Ms. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, our country continues to recover from the 
worst recession we've faced in generations. This progress is being made 
despite the best efforts of my colleagues on the other side of the 
aisle who stated that their singular goal is not creating jobs, but in 
making President Obama a one-term President. In the 18 months since 
they took the majority, the Republicans have had one constant, and 
that's been to obstruct, obstruct

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when it comes to commonsense legislation to move the country forward.
  Having a transportation bill, passing a long-term surface 
transportation bill would put 2 million people back to work.
  They are obstructing in their unwillingness to keep college loans 
affordable, making sure that on July 1, 7 million students across this 
country will have their student loan interest rate double.
  They have been obstructionist when it comes to the Paycheck Fairness 
Act, the simple task of making sure that women who do the same job with 
the same experience are paid the same money.
  Obstruction, obstruction, obstruction. They could have done their 
part to make things happen for the American people, but they haven't 
done that.
  Mr. Speaker, the actions of this Congress will speak louder than 
words. It's time for the Republicans to show their concern for the 
American people and not just with partisanship.
  Stop the obstruction. Let's create jobs for the American people.

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