[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 5, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H8845-H8846]
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AMERICA NEEDS STIMULUS BILL
(Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, how low will the Democratic Party go? I read
in USA Today that the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the
chairman of the DCCC, was planning on running ads blaming President
Bush for the recession, calling it his recession. Well, for those
Americans who are out of work and unemployed, it is a personal
recession; and I take great umbrage at the gentlewoman for running ads
at a time when we are in a national crisis fighting an evil enemy in
Afghanistan and would make this a political opportunity to attack our
Commander in Chief. It is regrettable, it is shameful, and it is out of
bounds.
Mr. Speaker, Members should cease these kind of play games and start
working. On the other side of this building, the Senate dawdles, fails
to address a stimulus bill because the majority leader wants to run for
President of the United States. If he was President now, we would have
real problems because he cannot make a basic decision. I urge my
colleagues to insist that the Senate pass a stimulus bill so we can
repair the economy and move forward, and say to the Democrats and the
DCCC, take your ads and shove them.N O T I C E
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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded not to criticize the
Senate in their remarks.
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