[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 273-274]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          CENTRAL NEW YORKERS WANT FAIR SHOT AT AMERICAN DREAM

  (Mr. MAFFEI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAFFEI. Mr. Speaker, just in these last weeks I have already 
begun to meet with local business owners in my district at the places 
where they work. I have spoken with constituents at their doorsteps, 
and I have had conversations at events throughout our community. The 
one message central New Yorkers have made clear to me is

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that we need to grow our middle class, fix our economy, and create more 
good-paying jobs for the working families of this country. Central New 
Yorkers want a fair shot at the American Dream.
  Now, we need to balance the budget, but we need to do it in the right 
way, not on the backs of our middle class and seniors. Medicare and 
Social Security must be protected, but we can do this without 
sacrificing vital investments in future generations.
  Our local businesses want to expand and hire new workers, but they 
need the young people with the abilities and demeanor to succeed. 
That's what I have heard going around central New York. We need to keep 
central New York part of the broad shoulders of the middle class on 
which this country's future rests.
  To this House I say: I am committed to do everything I can to ensure 
that every central New Yorker gets a fair shot at the American Dream.

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