[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 31 (Monday, February 23, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H1610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            QUIT HIDING BEHIND THE SKIRTS OF MR. VAN HOLLEN

  (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to talk 
about a gutless move by the Democratic Congressional Campaign 
Committee. They are currently sending robo-calls into my district 
criticizing me for my vote on the stimulus package. Well, maybe that's 
fair game.
  But last week I was home in the district and I accepted an invitation 
by a bipartisan group, the Public Policy Institute of California, to 
discuss the issue. Three Members of the other side of the aisle in my 
area were invited to be on that panel. They all declined, including one 
who had accepted and then declined when she found out I was going to be 
there.
  You're messing with my children and my grandchildren's future. You're 
messing with my 91-year-old mother's current retirement.
  Have the guts to appear on panels with Members of this side of the 
aisle, and quit hiding behind the skirts of Mr. Van Hollen.

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