On the recordJune 12, 2013
Last weekend, I was speaking with a group of individuals, and I talked about the need for a healthy economy and an energy plan where we prioritize American energy. A woman who was in that meeting stood up, and she shared her story. She started to talk about her husband, who had his hours reduced at work because of regulations that came out of the ObamaCare bill. She talked about her kids, two of them teenagers, who are unable to find summer work and how, if they want to go to church during the week, if they want to play baseball games, if they want to do daily activities that normal, everyday families do, they will put hundreds of miles on their car and spend hundreds of dollars on gasoline in trying to make it happen. That's why our team and I are so committed to dealing with bills that directly address the problems that these Americans face. It's why we prioritize a healthy economy, a healthy economy that can give certainty to these struggling American families. It's important that we pass a 5- year farm bill; it's important that we make sure that food is affordable and safe in this country; it's also important that we focus on American energy and on using the natural resources we have at home; and it's important that we talk about the Keystone pipeline. We are going to continue to work to ensure that our students get educations, that they can pay off their loans when they're done, and that they can continue to pursue the American Dream--just like we got to do decades ago.…





