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On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
The President is going to address this House and this country with great enthusiasm about the work that he has done with his Cabinet, Democratic Members of Congress, and others who have worked with him to make America better. He will able to report that 3 million Americans have enrolled in the Affordable Care Act, giving suffering Americans with preexisting conditions the opportunity for good health care. He will able to acknowledge that people like Mrs. Aguilar would be better off if States like Texas would have expanded the Medicare coverage. Her children are covered, but she is not. We are committed to working to make sure that that happens. He will be able to say that he stands on the side of extending the unemployment for working Americans--those who have worked and now are unemployed, and yes, he will be able to say that it is important that we invest in the infrastructure. It is important to note that America is great, as we watch our soldiers in foreign lands wearing the uniform with pride. We must invest in the American people. Food stamps, which are now given mostly to working Americans, are an investment, and the President can be optimistic and work for all of America. ____________________
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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