[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4279]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     GET WASHINGTON OUT OF THE WAY

  (Mr. BROOKS of Alabama asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask a simple 
question: Are we willing to accept America's economy as a new normal? 
Is America to accept a growth rate of only 2.4 percent every year? Are 
we to accept 3.8 million of our fellow Americans being stuck without 
jobs for 27 weeks or more?
  I say that is simply unacceptable. Americans deserve better.
  House Republicans have a plan to grow our economy and get more 
Americans back to work. We want to increase opportunity and help 
Americans keep more of the money they earn. Step number one is getting 
Washington out of the way. If Washington will end its job-killing 
policies, everyday Americans will do what they have always done--strive 
and work to success and prosperity.

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