[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H900]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TIME FOR THE HOUSE TO STOP BICKERING AND LEGISLATE

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, how silly we must look to the people beyond 
the beltway. They sent us here to govern and to make changes, but what 
do we do? We bicker, we quarrel, we argue. And over what? The things 
that the American people really want? No. We argue over pointless 
points of order, we offer a multitude of meaningless amendments. We 
bicker over supposed insults to each other's honor and integrity in 
ways that make many people wonder whether we have either.
  To the folks back home this place must seem more like the children's 
playground than the people's House.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the minority to get over it and get on 
with the business of the people, because if we continue to make this 
august body look more like a playground than a legislature, the 
American people who have already lost their patience will also lose 
their hope. The time for play is over.
  Let us get down to real work.
  

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