[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 150]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NEED FOR MORE PRODUCTIVE 113TH

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, with a new year comes a new 
Congress, new and returning Members, and new opportunities to work 
together to do the work the American people sent us here to do. 
Americans have been very clear about what the priorities of Congress 
should be. At the forefront of these priorities is to get people back 
to work and to revitalize our economy.
  There is no doubt there has been some progress. Thirty-four 
consecutive months of private sector job growth is evidence of that. 
However, with 12 million people still unemployed, more must be done.
  If Congress is serious about addressing the deficit, then we must 
have a plan--such as the Make It in America agenda--to create jobs. Job 
creation leads to deficit reduction and is necessary for a full 
economic recovery.
  I am confident that with a new year will come a renewed focus to do 
the work of the American people. It is really time to put aside the 
dysfunction of the 112th Congress and to come together to address the 
problems facing our Nation.

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