[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PELOSI STEWARDSHIP

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my disappointment with 
the broken promises of the Democratic leadership. I had high hopes that 
the promise of unlimited amendments and bipartisanship would prevail in 
the 110th Congress, but there have been no signs of these promises.
  From the beginning, hypocrisy and corruption have reared their ugly 
heads. The minimum wage bill is touted as a massive relief for the 
poor, while only 2.5 percent of the population are actually making the 
minimum wage. This bill was nothing more than a kickback to unions, who 
use the Federal minimum wage to negotiate their salaries. This increase 
is a whopping 41 percent over 26 months; not to mention that in the 
bill American Samoa was exempt, a place where there are two canning 
plants for Del Monte Corporation, headquartered in San Francisco.
  The pledge for open debate and unlimited amendments has been 
completely ignored. Democrats' bills have been rammed through without 
opportunity for amendments. So many promises made, all of them broken.
  Mr. Speaker, this 100-hour agenda is a pure sham of political 
showmanship. The Democrats have distorted the North Carolina State 
motto, which is, ``To be rather than to seem.'' While these bills seem 
worthwhile, they are nothing more than window dressing for political 
gain.

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