[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 839]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               NO MORE ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL FEDERAL DICTATES

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the American people spoke loud and clear in 
November, but it is evident from last night's State of the Union that 
President Obama wasn't listening. Despite a rejection of his policies 
at the ballot box, the President continues to propose outdated, 
Washington-centered ideas that simply don't work.
  The American people want Washington to stop interfering in their 
lives, and they don't need more one-size-fits-all Federal dictates. 
Republicans have a vision for the future, but President Obama appears 
to be mired in the past.
  Last night, the President expressed a willingness to work with 
Republicans, and I hope that gesture is sincere. In the past, working 
together too often meant agreeing with whatever the President said. It 
is time for President Obama to live up to his rhetoric. House 
Republicans are eager to work together to increase opportunities for 
all Americans and empower people, not Washington.

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