[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 43 (Wednesday, April 17, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H1344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS BEEN PRODUCTIVE

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, what do all these things have in common? 
Trade promotional authority, the energy bill, the job stimulus bill, 
the terrorist insurance bill, faith-based initiative; in fact, 51 bills 
all in common, plus 90 appointments for judges? What they all have in 
common is they have not been acted upon by the other body.
  The American people elected a Republican House and we have been 
productive over here. Governors, CEOs, coaches, deserve to have their 
team in place.
  We need the other body to act to put the administration's team in 
place and address the 51-plus bills that are in need of action.


                             Point of Order

  Mr. FRANK. Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shimkus). The gentleman will suspend. 
The gentleman should not urge action in the other body. The gentleman 
may proceed.
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, we need to expedite and to take the bills 
that were in the House and get them passed by the other body.
  The American people want action by its elected officials here in 
Congress.

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