[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 149]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of 
a Democratic legislative agenda that would improve our Nation's 
infrastructure and focus on job creation and support of the American 
people.
  Instead of taking backward steps and undermining existing law that 
protects and helps our fellow Americans, we must concentrate on fair 
wages, scientific advancement, and allowing individuals to access 
health security. We must begin to work on reauthorizing the highway 
trust fund immediately, moving beyond the all-too-familiar recurring 
nightmare of short-term, piecemeal highway reauthorizations.
  Instead of providing giveaways to special interest groups, we must 
strengthen protections in public health, the environment, food safety, 
and consumer safety for hardworking Americans. We must support access 
to quality, affordable health insurance for millions of Americans 
instead of slowly chipping away provisions of the Affordable Care Act. 
And Congress must think in the long term by leading efforts to curb 
climate change.

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