On the recordDecember 12, 2012
I thank the gentleman. So well said--jobs, the economy, economic growth. We have to have economic growth. And continuing to raise tax rates, continuing to escalate spending doesn't do that. What we want to see is a healthy economy for our future because we know a healthy economy is going to give us jobs growth. Jobs are going to give us the economic growth and prosperity that is necessary for today, for tomorrow, for a healthy economy in this Nation. We know that a healthy economy is going to lead to continued economic freedom and, thereby, political freedom. We know that freedom leads to brighter futures for our children and our grandchildren, and that's what we want. We want these children to dream big dreams and to live in an America where they can come true. Someone who shares the passion on this issue is Steve Scalise, a Congressman from Louisiana, who has recently been elected as chairman of the Republican Study Committee for the next Congress. I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana.
