[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       THE HOUSE PASSED JOBS BILLS, BUT THE SENATE FAILED TO ACT

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, over the past 2 years, the 
House of Representatives has advanced bill after bill to grow our 
economy.
  The House has passed legislation to keep our small businesses growing 
through smarter regulations. We have passed legislation to increase 
wages and expand job opportunities. The Senate has failed to act.
  The House has passed legislation to make energy more affordable for 
American families and to keep the country on a path to energy security. 
The Senate has failed to act.
  The House has passed legislation to require the U.S. Forest Service 
to increase timber production on national forest lands and better 
manage those national treasures.
  We have also advanced legislation to modernize the Endangered Species 
Act, promoting science-based decisionmaking and improving species 
recovery while protecting our economy. The Senate has failed to act.
  The House has passed a series of reforms to improve the President's 
health care law, including a repeal of the harmful 2.3 percent medical 
device tax. The Senate has failed to act.
  The American people deserve better, Mr. Speaker.

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