[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 13078-13079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             OBAMA ECONOMY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Williams) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, before President Obama leaves for his 2-
week-long vacation at Martha's Vineyard, he has a lot of work to do.
  Contrary to what he said in Austin, Texas, this month, Americans are 
not better off than when he took office in 2009. In fact, his policies 
are hurting families and businesses everywhere.
  He should focus on what House Republicans are doing and cooperate by 
getting his party leaders in the Senate to act on more than 40 bills to 
get our economy moving, get people back to work, and roll back his 
administration's harmful policies like Dodd-Frank and ObamaCare--the 
major force behind the transition to part-time America.
  Under President Obama, the average unemployment rate tops 8 percent; 
we have got 47 million people on food stamps; 48 million people between 
the ages of 18 and 64--the very heart of our workforce--have not worked 
one day in the last 12 months; and nearly 91 million people over age 16 
aren't working at all; almost 50 percent of the unemployed have stopped 
looking for work; and 76 percent of Americans are living paycheck to 
paycheck. The list could go on and on.
  We can fix this through real tax reform, getting the government out 
of health care, energizing the energy business, and ensuring America 
remains the world's superpower with a strong and well-equipped 
military.

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  As a business owner and job creator for more than 40 years, I know 
that the constant threat of tax hikes, overregulation, and massive 
government overhauls hurts businesses, it burdens families, lowers 
income, and stifles the economy. Everyone is simply playing defense in 
America.
  That is why the House continues to pass pro-jobs bills that empower 
Americans and strengthen the economy. These are real solutions that 
will improve the quality of life for generations to come.
  So I urge Harry Reid and the Democrats in the Senate to take up these 
bills now before President Obama leaves for vacation.
  In God we trust.

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