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Rate. We have limits on 401 k and ira contributions. For the people that bust their butt their whole life. Good investment decisions. We now want to punish them and somehow thats going to encourage them to do more for our it just doesnt make sense. When you look at the whole thing, i dont see where it will bring in this big amount of income or how it will motivate americans to become prosperous. Its a loselose. How do you encourage middle americans people not in higher tax brackets to save. Most americans do not work in large corporations. Theyre in smaller environments. Theyre not after the s...

And expectation is everybody has learned that theres no reason why we cant work on the issues at hand. So hopefully thats a lesson that will be internalized and not just by me but also by democrats and republicans not only the leaders but the rankandfile. Thanks very much, everybody. Mr. President , will this happen all over again in a few months . Well for the first time in 17 days the federal government is up and running this morning, a final congressional vote last night, capped an ugly drama on capitol hill where partisan politics drove the nations economy into the very brink. In the end l...

Contributing to this nation. I ask my colleagues to consider h. R. 592 and how we can make it better. So that it can go forward and help the places of worship, i thank you and i yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. I wish to yield four minutes to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Smith. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Smith i thank the gentleman for yielding, i thank the gentlelady for her strong and passionate remarks, i want to thank congresswoman meng for her support of this bill. Let me say a couple of points t...

And let us know what you think of the programs youre watching. Calls youre watching. Call set to zero to 663400 or email us at comments at cspan. Org. Join the cspan conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. The House Judiciary Committee Overcriminalization Task force recently debated whether to reform the prosecution and sentencing of criminals and specifically focused on whether or not to eliminate or reduce mandatory minimum sentences in certain cases. Witnesses included former assistant u. S. Attorney eric evenson and Bryan Stevenson with the equal justice initiative. This i...

Mr. Barrasso mr. President , today the Obama Administration released its new plan intended to shut down American Power plants. Instead of celebrating his policies in the rose ga garden, president obama relegated the bad news to the Environmental Protection agency. Make no mistake about it, what they are announcing today is another step in the president s plan to make electricity rates quote necessarily skyrocket. Unquote. Remember, mr. President , thats what the president promised americans when he was running for president the first time, 2008. Now, of course, when he was elected, Congress Sa...