[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7488]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     THE TUCKERS ON SEQUESTER CUTS

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, as the reckless across-the-board cuts in 
Federal spending known as ``sequester'' continue, I want to share a 
letter I received from my constituents, Leslie and Brian Tucker:

       After being robbed by our home lender during the mortgage 
     modification fiasco, my wife took a job with Jefferson County 
     Public Schools and turned it into a career. She earned a 
     certificate in childhood development and went to work at 
     Duvalle Learning Center in Early Childhood Education as an 
     assistant. After hard work, she rose to a lead teacher 
     position.
       I am a union steel worker with bad insurance. We have three 
     children together--the youngest is 13 months, the oldest is 
     16 years old. My wife recently was diagnosed with 
     hyperthyroidism and will require an expensive procedure to 
     fix it.
       The news of her sequester-caused layoff hit us especially 
     hard, as it seems every time we get ahead a step, something 
     knocks us back down.
       Middle class life now requires two incomes. Without my 
     wife's job, we will undoubtedly end up drawing some sort of 
     assistance. If Congress can fix travel delays with the stroke 
     of a pen, then helping my wife and the other teachers in 
     Louisville being laid off should be a walk in the park.

  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to listen to the Tuckers and end 
sequestration.

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