[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H5846-H5847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DEMOCRATS' STRATEGY IS TO BLOCK LEGISLATION

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, just listen to this quote taken from the 
Washington Post recently, ``It's not our responsibility to legislate 
anymore. It doesn't make sense for us to compromise.'' End quote. It 
does not make sense for us to compromise.
  These words come from a leader of the Democratic Party, the 
distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank). It appears that 
the gentleman from Massachusetts has let the cat out of the bag. The 
Democrats have no intention of working with the Republican majority.
  Their strategy is to block all legislative efforts and then turn 
around and blame Republicans, attacking the do-nothing Congress. Will 
the fair and balanced media help them in that effort?

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 Will they attack Republicans for Republican extremism, a charge we 
have heard from the other side thousands of times since 1995 when 
Republicans took over the majority in Congress? Once again, will the 
media help them fix this image in the public's mind?

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