[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 149 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RENEWING OUR GREAT NATION

  (Mr. YODER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, with each new day brings new opportunities 
for our Congress to work together and solve problems on behalf of the 
American people.
  As the 113th Congress comes to a close, we do so leaving almost 400 
bills that have passed the people's House that we sent to the Senate 
which create jobs, reduce government waste, and support investment in 
our Nation's future; yet these bills were never even considered or 
voted upon by the Senate, and they were never heard from again.
  As evidenced by the recent elections, the American people reject this 
blatant partisanship, they reject the dysfunction of the Senate, and 
they reject the unilateral action by the executive branch to run 
roughshod over the voice of the people.
  As the national debt soared past $18 trillion last week, we were 
reminded that it is time to roll up our sleeves and get to work to 
reduce spending and balance our budgets, to promote energy 
independence, and to create jobs and grow our economy, to fix our 
broken immigration system, and to ensure the safety and security of the 
American people.
  Mr. Speaker, we know there is much work to be done. As we turn to 
hopeful optimism for the next Congress, let's turn the page together, 
and let's renew our great Nation.

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