[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ``NEW NORMAL'' II

  (Mr. MEEHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEEHAN. Madam Speaker, my colleagues and I have returned to 
Washington after spending time back in our districts with our 
constituents, and it's clear we've got our work cut out for us.
  Already we've been hearing personal stories--and I know I did--of 
folks in our districts who are having trouble making ends meet in this 
new normal under the Obama economy.
  And last week, we found things were only getting worse with 
unemployment. This rate has been too high for too long. Millions of our 
fellow Americans are unemployed, with an average of 8.5 months out of 
work.
  The simple truth is they deserve better.
  House Republicans have a solid plan to put Americans back to work and 
secure our future. To do that, we believe the solution lies in 
expanding our freedom and opportunity, not restricting it.

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