[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14867]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      DEPENDENT ON THE GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. RICE of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICE of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, my friends across the aisle 
like to say ``therefore, the working class,'' but their actions speak 
more loudly than their words.
  The working man just got a $100 a month pay cut with the expiration 
of the payroll tax cut. The President's war on coal will deny our 
cheapest fuel and will increase American families' monthly utility 
bills by another $50 a month. The administration's energy policy is 
designed to drive up costs at the pump--over $1 a gallon in the last 4 
years--costing the average working family $150 per month. And now comes 
ObamaCare.
  Forbes Magazine estimates that medical insurance will average 90 
percent more for men and 60 percent more for women, costing families 
hundreds of additional dollars per month. Sooner or later, these $100s 
per month add up.
  The administration has a plan: break the middle class with taxes and 
higher costs so we'll all be dependent on the government. But hey, at 
least then we'll get subsidized government health insurance.

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