[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 122 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECENT BIPARTISAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  (Mr. LANCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LANCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to draw attention to the 
recent bipartisan accomplishments here in the House of Representatives. 
These efforts include passage of legislation to keep the Internet tax-
free, a highway bill that will keep more than 700,000 construction 
workers on the job, a series of education bills that will give students 
and their families the tools they need to help make postsecondary 
education more accessible and affordable, and legislation that will 
reform the Veterans Administration.
  The House has also acted on an energy bill that would make it easier 
to ship our natural gas overseas, and put much-needed pressure on 
Russia, as well as a tax measure that will allow U.S. companies, large 
and small, to innovate, create jobs, and increase wages.
  These are just a few of the more than 300 House-passed bills, 
including more than 40 jobs bills, that wait for action in the Senate 
of the United States. These bipartisan measures would benefit American 
families and businesses. They all deserve an up-or-down vote in the 
United States Senate.

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