[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 51 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PHONY LOBBYING REFORM BILL

  (Mr. BERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would ask that everyone 
remember our men and women in uniform and keep them in your hearts and 
minds and certainly in your prayers, especially those on the 
battlefield today.
  Today, the Republican Congress is going to attempt to extend the 
culture of corruption and chaos. They are going to offer a so-called 
lobbying reform bill. It makes me think of that wonderful American, 
Merle Haggard, who wrote a song called ``Rainbow Stew.'' It goes 
something like this: When a President goes through the White House door 
and does what he says he'll do, we'll all be drinking that free Bubble-
Up and eating that rainbow stew.
  This bill is clearly rainbow stew. It is a phony lobbying reform 
bill. America deserves better. America deserves integrity. America 
deserves honor. And they certainly don't deserve another dose of 
rainbow stew and free Bubble-Up.

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