[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H4433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HOUSE HAS ACTED, OTHERS ON THE HILL HAVE NOT
(Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, there is much that my friend from
Wisconsin had to say with which I agree. Now let us get to the rest of
the story.
My friend from Indiana made it clear: On April 24, this House, the
Republican majority, with 119 of our friends across the aisle in the
Democratic Party, a strong bipartisan majority, came together to
reaffirm accounting reforms, investor transparency, and to end the
deception.
Mr. Speaker, I am aware that we cannot characterize action or
inaction on the part of the other body, so, Mr. Speaker, let me say it
this way: What are some on this Hill waiting for?
The President made it clear yesterday, Mr. Speaker. Whether an
individual sits in a board room or is a common street thug, if they try
to rob an American citizen, they will be convicted by a jury of their
peers and they will go to jail.
Mr. Speaker, we put the robber barons of the 21st century on notice
today that we will not stand for fraud and deception and deceit and
theft from the American people. The House has acted, others on this
Hill need to follow suit.
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