[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 96 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HOUSE REPUBLICANS FAIL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF REAL CONCERN TO THE 
                            AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, all year long House Republicans have failed 
to provide real leadership on issues that affect Americans. Earlier 
this month the Associated Press reported that President Bush had only 
signed two substantial bills into law this year.
  And, now, House Republicans want to spend the entire week distracting 
and dividing our Nation with pieces of legislation that will never be 
signed into law. This is not what the American people sent us here to 
do.
  They have yet to join us in offering a stand-alone vote to increase 
the minimum wage, which about 60 to 70 percent of people polled said 
they agree with.
  Because of their cozy relationship with Big Oil, they have yet to 
provide American consumers any relief at the gas pump. In my district 
it is over $3.35.
  Earlier this year, House Republicans promised they would clean up the 
place after several Republican lobbyists pleaded guilty in the Abramoff 
scandal. But still we have yet to pass any final legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, no wonder House Republicans are trying to distract the 
American public. This is not a record I would want to run on either.

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