[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10943-10944]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  AMERICA AND A NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY

  (Mr. COLLINS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, we just celebrated our Nation's 
Independence Day. As I reflected on this holiday, I wondered if our 
Founding Fathers would recognize America 


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today. When I read over the 
weekend that fewer than half of the American adults currently have no 
full-time jobs, I realized the answer is no.
  How is it that fewer than half of the adults in this country don't 
have full-time jobs? Is it for lack of wanting? Have we lost our work 
ethic or entrepreneurial spirit?
  Absolutely not. No.
  What is standing between the American people and a new era of 
prosperity is a Federal Government that thinks it knows how to spend 
folks' money better than they do.
  That's why we need to embrace the free market principles articulated 
in the House Republican plan: we need to reduce health care costs by 
repealing ObamaCare; we need to reduce energy costs by responsibly 
tapping into our Nation's natural oil and gas reserves; we need to stop 
wasteful spending and reduce Federal bureaucracy; finally, we need to 
protect economic freedom.
  This plan will help make America the most vibrant and productive 
economy in the world--and that's what we need to do.

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