[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 28, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            PARTY OF ``NO''

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, I know our Republican friends don't like it 
when we call them the party of ``no,'' but let's review the score for 
just a minute.
  On health care reform, 177 noes, no yeses. On Wall Street reform, 175 
noes, no yeses. On the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 177 
noes, no yeses.
  Let's look at the Senate. In two consecutive votes whether to bring 
Wall Street reform to the floor for a debate, 40 noes, no yeses.
  They're not just the party of ``no''; they're the party of no jobs 
for America, for no energy security, for no Wall Street reform, for no 
consumer protections against predatory practices, for no equal pay for 
women in the workplace, and the party of ``no'' for tax relief for 
middle class families.
  If the Republicans don't want to be called the party of ``no,'' 
they'd better learn to say ``yes.''

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