[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 20 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H354]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ADMINISTRATION MISSING IN ACTION

  (Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, last week, like so many 
Members, I attended the funeral celebration of Coretta Scott King. Her 
words: Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won. 
You earn it and win it in every generation.
  And, of course, President Carter was profound when he talked about 
the face of racism; and that face is the face of the Katrina victims. 
As we take a look at the devastation, man-made devastation that this 
administration, the Bush administration have, as the report says, it is 
no question they did not do a good job in the past. But we are not 
talking about the past. We are talking about the present. We are 
talking about 6 months later, here and now, and the Bush administration 
is missing in action.
  But the sad thing is that the leadership in this House, the 
leadership in the other body is also missing in action. We have failed 
the people of the United States in the People's House.

                          ____________________