[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 26 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1469-H1470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           THIS CONGRESS IS DOING THE BUSINESS OF THE PEOPLE

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, for the first time in a long time, Congress is 
setting records that it can be proud of, and records apparently the 
American people are proud of, too, by the result of a poll that was 
released last week indicating that the approval rating of Congress has 
doubled in the last month.
  In only 36 days, the House has gone from being a do-nothing Congress 
to being a can-do Congress. We are working hard to keep our promise to 
produce real changes, and we are moving forward at a record pace.
  In the first 36 days, this Congress has spent more hours in session, 
taken more votes on the floor, held more committee meetings, and 
reported more legislation than any previous Congress in at least 15 
years. We have passed seven major bills, and contrary to the sniping 
that you might hear from the other side and the impression that it 
might create, every single one has been passed with broad, broad 
bipartisan support including, in some cases, every single Democrat as 
well as every single Republican voting in favor of those bills.
  [[Page H1470]] If we continue working at this pace and with this rate 
of success, this will be the most productive 100 days in the entire 
history of the U.S. Congress. We are proving Congress can make a 
difference. This Congress can rise above partisanship. This Congress 
can do the business of the people.

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