[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13725]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MIDDLE CLASS JUMP-START

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, hardworking American families deserve a 
Congress that is working hard for them. Unfortunately, under Republican 
leadership, the 113th Congress is set to be the least productive 
Congress in history. Let me say that again. Speaker Boehner is 
presiding over what will be the least productive Congress in history.
  Mr. Speaker, leadership comes with responsibility. Rather than 
working with Democrats to enact legislation that will strengthen the 
middle class and expand economic opportunity for all Americans, my 
friends on the other side of the aisle are obstructing progress and 
suing the President.
  Democrats have a different plan. Instead of blocking legislation that 
will grow the economy, we have a plan that will jump-start the middle 
class. It has concrete proposals that will bring jobs back to America, 
provide women equal pay for equal work, raise the minimum wage, provide 
emergency unemployment benefits, and help millions of students afford 
college.
  Mr. Speaker, we have serious challenges facing our Nation. Let's put 
aside partisan differences and get to work to jump-start the middle 
class and create jobs. Let's not adjourn. Let's cancel the recess and 
stay here and do the work the American people expect us to do.

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