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failed to strengthen the economy. The 

Bush years proved that the Republican 

love affair with tax cuts for the superwealthy are a wasteful handout. They 

failed to create jobs. 

The American economy is strong 

when the American middle class is 

strong. I urge my colleagues to vote for 

the Democrats’ middle class tax cuts. 

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AMERICAN WOMEN WIN 

(Ms. SPEIER asked and was given 

permission to address the House for 1 

minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) 

Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, today 

American women win. Congress has finally done something right. No more 

copays for contraception. No more 

copays for mammograms. No more 

copays for well-women visits. No more 

copays for diabetes screening, DV 

counseling, HPV DNA testing, or HIV 

screening. 

So what does that mean to women in 

America? 

Women in America today are saving 

money. For contraception alone, 

they’ll save $400 to $600 a year. For all 

women in this country, it’s a billion 

dollars worth of savings because the 

Affordable Care Act was passed by Congress and signed by the President of 

the United States. 

Yes, President Obama does care. And 

yes, American women win. 

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MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS 

(Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 

minute.) 

Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, today 

the House will take up a bill on the 

Bush tax cuts. The Republicans want 

to extend the Bush tax cuts to everybody, but tax 25 million Americans by 

not extending certain credits that they 

get right now. The Democratic proposal, which I will support and which 

I’m here for today, despite the fact 

that my election is tomorrow, will extend tax cuts to everybody and raise 

taxes somewhat on people who make 

over $200,000 individual and $250,000 

married. Those people still get a tax 

cut, but just not as much. 

Madam Speaker, 93 percent of the income growth in the last decade went to 

the top 1 percent. That’s the people 

who can afford to pay more taxes. And 

the fact is, to deal with the deficit, 

we’ve got to have both income and cuts 

to wasteful spending. 

Republicans and Democrats have 

agreed. Economists Paul Krugman and 

Joseph Stiglitz have called on both revenue and cuts. And so have Martin 

Feldstein, an adviser to President 

Reagan, and Hank Paulson, Treasury 

Secretary to President Bush. So did 

Simpson-Bowles. They’ve all said you 

need both revenue and cuts. That’s 

what President Clinton recommended 

in 1993, the Democrats supported, and 

we had a surplus—wasted on Bush tax 

cuts. 

I urge support for middle class tax 

cuts. 

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RESIGNATIONS AS MEMBER OF 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, 

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, 

AND COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT 

AND GOVERNMENT REFORM 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following resignations as a member of the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, 

Committee on the Budget, and Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform: 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, August 1, 2012. 

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 

Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, 

Washington, DC. 

MR. SPEAKER, I hereby announce my resignation, effective immediately, from the 

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Should you have any questions 

please contact my Chief of Staff. 

Sincerely, 

FRANK GUINTA, 

Member of Congress. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, August 1, 2012. 

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 

Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, 

Washington, DC. 

MR. SPEAKER, I hereby announce my resignation, effective immediately, from the 

House Committee on Budget. Should you 

have any questions please contact my Chief 

of Staff. 

Sincerely, 

FRANK GUINTA, 

Member of Congress. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, August 1, 2012. 

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 

Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, 

Washington, DC. 

MR. SPEAKER, I hereby announce my resignation, effective immediately, from the 

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Should you have any questions please contact my Chief of Staff. 

Sincerely, 

FRANK GUINTA, 

Member of Congress. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without 

objection, the resignations are accepted. 

There was no objection. 

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ELECTING A MEMBER TO A CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEE OF 

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. Mr. 

Speaker, by direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk 

a privileged resolution and ask for its 

immediate consideration in the House. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 751 

Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the House of 

Representatives: 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES.—Mr. 

Guinta. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION 

OF H.R. 6169, PATHWAY TO JOB 

CREATION THROUGH A SIMPLER, 

FAIRER TAX CODE ACT OF 2012; 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION 

OF H.R. 8, JOB PROTECTION AND 

RECESSION PREVENTION ACT OF 

2012; PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS FROM AUGUST 3, 2012, 

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7, 2012; 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION 

OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 

RULES; AND WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE 

XIII WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. 

Madam Speaker, by direction of the 

Committee on Rules, I call up House 

Resolution 747 and ask for its immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 747 

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this 

resolution it shall be in order to consider in 

the House the bill (H.R. 6169) to provide for 

expedited consideration of a bill providing 

for comprehensive tax reform. All points of 

order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. The bill shall be considered as read. 

All points of order against provisions in the 

bill are waived. The previous question shall 

be considered as ordered on the bill and on 

any amendment thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except: (1) one 

hour of debate on the bill equally divided and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Rules; (2) two 

hours of debate on the subject of reforming 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Ways and Means; (3) the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute printed in part A of 

the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by Representative Slaughter of New York or her 

designee, which shall be in order without 

intervention of any point of order, shall be 

considered as read, and shall be separately 

debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 

controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and (4) one motion to recommit with or 

without instructions. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it 

shall be in order to consider in the House the 

bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and for other 

purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall 

be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill are waived. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment 

thereto to final passage without intervening 

motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Ways and Means; (2) the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute printed in part B of 


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