[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8306]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IGNORING BROKEN POLICIES IS NOT AN OPTION

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, broken Washington policies are making it 
harder for families in this country to find good work and plan for the 
future. Outdated laws and regulations, the Federal overhaul of personal 
health care through ObamaCare, and energy policies that tie the hands 
of small businesses stand directly opposed to job creation, affordable 
living, and economic growth.
  We hear of these sad effects every day, and we've been warned, by the 
unlikeliest sources, of a coming Washington train wreck. Thus, we have 
a responsibility to remove these Washington barriers.
  The House of Representatives has acted to expand energy production 
through the Keystone pipeline and generate new American jobs. We have 
acted to keep student loan interest rates from doubling. We have voted 
to stop ObamaCare from increasing family health insurance premium 
costs.
  But our actions on behalf of jobs and family savings have been met by 
Senate inaction. Ignoring broken policies is not an option, not when 
jobs are at stake.

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