[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 151]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REAL SOLUTIONS TO REAL PROBLEMS

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, it's a new year, it's a new beginning, it's a 
new Congress.
  This 113th Congress will let us seize the opportunity to start with a 
clean slate. We must put aside partisan politics and labels to come 
together for the good of the American people.
  Our seniors, our children, our families are looking toward Congress 
to take meaningful action on critical issues that were left unresolved 
in 2012, such as the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling. Our Nation is 
looking for a path forward.
  I didn't come to Congress to simply talk the talk. I came here to 
walk the walk for my constituents, for California, and for this great 
Nation. Today is a new day that calls for new ideas, collaboration, and 
real solutions for the American people.
  Yesterday, I also had the pleasure of joining nine of my 
congressional colleagues across the aisle at a bipartisan No Labels 
``Meeting to Make America Work.''
  We addressed the partisan gridlock in Congress that has slowed 
progress for the American people. It's high time we find compromises 
that will lead to real solutions to the real problems facing our 
Nation.
  Today I call on all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join 
in this effort. Let's make America work.

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