[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H7355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               NO CONGRESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, at the end of this week the Republican 
leadership is sending us home. They are going to spend the next 4 weeks 
trying to convince the American people that we have actually 
accomplished something this year. It is going to be a tough sell.
  This is the most do-nothing Congress in American history. Back in 
1948, President Harry Truman dubbed the Congress of that year the ``do-
nothing Congress'' after it met for only 101 days. At the end of this 
week, this Congress will have only met for a total of 79 days. That is 
22 days less than the do-nothing Congress of 1948. This is the do-less-
than-nothing Congress.
  And over those 79 days, House Republicans have not passed one piece 
of meaningful legislation into law. They have been putting on a lot of 
shows over the last few weeks trying to convince the American people 
they are actually accomplishing something. Don't believe them.
  Here is the record. We are days away from a new fiscal year, Congress 
has not yet passed a budget. Republicans have been saying all year that 
immigration and border security are their top priority, but we leave 
this week without a law on either issue. It is no wonder the American 
people are fed up with Congress. It is time for a change.

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