[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF THE NEW REPUBLICAN CONGRESS

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, the contrast between Democratic and 
Republican priorities in Congress could not be more clear after the 
first 100 days here.
  Instead of passing legislation that would help American families buy 
a home or put away money to save for their kids' college or save even 
for a secure retirement, we have seen again and again tax breaks for 
the wealthiest Americans. That is the priority that supersedes the 
needs of the American family.
  Instead of focusing on growing paychecks and improving our 
infrastructure, a vital need, one that should be a bipartisan effort, 
we just continue to vote for more tax giveaways to the wealthiest 
special interests.
  Mr. Speaker, it is long past time that this Congress work on the 
priorities of hard-working, middle class Americans, priorities that are 
simple: Own a home, help your kids prepare for their future, have 
something set aside for retirement, take care of our crumbling 
infrastructure, reinvest in our future.
  I know we stand ready to work together on these big questions. It is 
time Congress set aside the needs of the few and focused on what we 
were sent here to do, and that is take care of the American family.

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