[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H9319-H9320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DIFFERENCES WITH THE OTHER BODY
(Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks and include extraneous
material.)
Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, the House this year has had a very, very
productive year. We have passed a good education bill, we have passed a
faith-based initiative bill, we have passed an energy package; and, of
course, we have passed an economic stimulus bill.
A funny thing has happened, though, on the way to the President's
desk. It is called the United States other body, whose leader said, and
I quote, or this is what has been said by that leader: ``The economic
stimulus issue is not a front-burner issue. Other legislation,
particularly government spending, is more important.''
That is a defining difference between the Republican House and the
Democrat Senate. We believe people who are out of work, businesses that
are cutting back, the economy that is going sluggish should be a front-
burner issue. Unfortunately, the United States other body thinks it is
no big deal, and that passing spending bills is more important.
But how are they doing on passing other spending? Here is what we
have done on the House side. We have passed the energy bill, the
economic stimulus, faith-based, the farm bill, trade promotion,
antiterrorism and human cloning.
Where is the Senate? Nowhere. Maybe Mr. Jeffords needs to reexamine.
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS, 107TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION
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Time
Bill House Senate CNF passed elapsed
passed passed between H/S
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Supplemental, FY 01......................................... 6/20/01 7/10/01 7/20/01 21 days.
Supplemental, FY 02......................................... 9/14/01 9/14/01 9/14/01 ...........
Agriculture................................................. 7/11/01 10/25/01 11/13/01 90 days.
Commerce/Justice/State...................................... 7/18/01 9/13/01 11/14/01 86 days.
Defense..................................................... 11/28/01 12/7/01 ........... 9 days.
DC.......................................................... 9/25/01 11/7/01 12/6/01 73 days.
Energy/Water................................................ 6/28/01 7/19/01 11/1/01 22 days.
Foreign Operations.......................................... 7/24/01 10/24/01 ........... 90 days.
Interior.................................................... 6/21/01 7/12/01 10/17/01 22 days.
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Labor/HHS/Education......................................... 10/11/01 11/6/01 ........... 25 days.
Legislative................................................. 7/31/01 7/31/01 11/1/01 ...........
Military Construction....................................... 9/21/01 9/26/01 10/17/01 5 days.
Transportation.............................................. 6/26/01 8/1/01 11/30/01 \1\ 85
days.
Treasury/Postal............................................. 7/25/01 9/19/01 10/31/01 54 days.
VA/HUD...................................................... 7/30/01 8/2/01 11/8/01 3 days.
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