[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1336]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     AMERICANS NEED REAL SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, last night at his State of the Union 
address, President Obama outlined a real job creation plan to grow our 
economy and strengthen America's middle class. However, sequestration 
is just 15 days away, threatening to stall our economic recovery.
  Sequestration would be devastating for many programs and services 
that my constituents and all Americans rely on: Head Start; the Women, 
Infants and Children--WIC--nutrition plan; medical research funding; 
Indian Health Service; police officers; and food inspectors. Funding 
for all these crucial areas would be decimated.
  Sequestration would also make our country less safe by implementing 
reckless, across-the-board defense cuts. We've already reduced the 
deficit by $2.5 trillion, mostly through spending cuts. There's no 
question we can eliminate additional wasteful spending. However, we 
should be strategic in finding ways to reduce our deficit. With 
sequestration looming, Madam Speaker, Americans need real solutions, 
not another eleventh hour cliffhanger.

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