[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H3440]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      BIPARTISANSHIP IN THE HOUSE

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we passed the first of 10 
appropriation bills by a large bipartisan majority. It was nice to see 
and has become somewhat of a common practice this year.
  The energy bill was passed by this House by a vote of 249 to 183 with 
41 Democrats supporting. The highway bill passed with a vote of 417 to 
9 with 198 Democrats supporting. The class action reform passed this 
House with a vote of 279 to 149 with 50 Democrats supporting. The death 
tax repeal passed, 272 to 162 with 42 Democrats supporting. Bankruptcy 
reform passed this House by a vote of 302 to 146 with 73 Democrats 
supporting. And the continuation of government passed by a vote of 329 
to 68 with 122 Democrats supporting.
  The public needs to know that this is a very impassioned body, and we 
should really appreciate that; but the true test of how we work 
together is when we count the votes.

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