[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H1461-H1462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              EMPOWERMENT

  (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Madam Speaker, Article I, section 7 of the 
Constitution states, ``The votes of both Houses shall be determined by 
yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for or against this 
bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively.''
  So why is Speaker Nancy Pelosi trying to prevent Congress from doing 
the job of voting yea or nay on the most important piece of legislation 
that will probably face this Congress?
  Just yesterday, when she was talking about the Slaughter solution, 
she said, ``But I like it, because people don't have to vote on the 
Senate bill.''
  Well, Madam Speaker, if this bill is so bad, why are you trying to 
jam it down the American people's throat? Shame on you, Madam Speaker, 
that you would use a process to circumvent the very foundation of this 
Nation, which is the United States Constitution.
  I encourage my colleagues to take a gut check here and look across 
the aisle and look at their citizens across the country. We have young 
people from all over America here. Look them in the eye and say, ``You 
know what? We are going to bring the most important piece of 
legislation to this floor. We are not going to actually make our 
Members have to take a vote on it, but you will be paying for it for 
the rest of your life.''
  Madam Speaker, that is not the way we should do business, and you 
should be ashamed.

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