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On the recordMarch 7, 2012
This is supposed to be the people's House, but for 428 days of Republican leadership, the American people have been stuck on the outside looking in. House Tea Party Republicans have locked millions of Americans out of this economy and thrown away the key. Republicans have gambled on tax cuts for millionaires, oil companies, and special interests and fought to lay off droves of teachers, cops, and firefighters, all in an effort to see President Obama and our recovery fail. Now, after 2 years of private sector job growth under President Obama, Republicans claim that they now have a jobs plan. Well, I'm going to tell you, rooting against the President, hoping that he will fail, is not a jobs plan. That's called sabotage. Republicans have defaulted on their promises to the American people that they would work to create jobs. Instead, they have started a war against women's health. How much longer will Americans with no jobs, no hope, and no money have to wait before the Republicans pass a jobs bill? ____________________
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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