On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
I come to the floor on this noncontroversial bill and as a proud member of the Ways and Means Committee to show the Congress and the country that we are concerned about more than just taxes. I want to thank Mr. Davis for his leadership in this area and especially my friend Mr. Doggett, who have stuck with the committee in trying to make certain that we improve the life of those people who are so vulnerable in our society. To think that one out of five children in America, the United States of America, is living in poverty, to recognize that 46 million people, a family of four makes less than $22,000 is certainly not what has inspired so many people to get out of poverty and move into the middle class, which is the heart of America and the heart of our economy. This bill does just that. It comes to us to look to give authority to the States to see what works, to make certain that people don't have to stay on welfare, that they can have a goal in being fully employed. And it takes a way the image that we have, as a country, that we applaud people who are being executed, that we applaud those people that don't have health insurance. No, America is more than that. And during these hard times, we have to make certain that we do as the members of this committee, a classic example is Mr. Doggett, is Mr. Davis, both on a hardworking committee, but care enough about the people in our country to show that this is bipartisan.…
