[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 115 (Friday, July 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1145]
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 CONGRESSWOMAN DINGELL CALLS FOR ACTION ON THE NATION'S MOST PRESSING 
                               CHALLENGES

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 2016

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as the House of 
Representatives prepares to leave Washington for seven weeks--52 days--
without addressing some of the most critical issues we face.
  Instead of working together--Republicans and Democrats--toward 
meaningful solutions to protect the American people, Congress spent 
this week debating a bunch of bills that will never become law.
  Meanwhile, we have failed to meaningfully respond to the Flint water 
crisis, which has left families in my home state of Michigan reeling 
for months.
  We have failed to provide critical resources to respond to the Zika 
health crisis.
  And we have failed to come together around reasonable solutions to 
the gun violence epidemic plaguing this country.
  I am embarrassed to be a Member of this body.
  We need to do the job the American people elected us to do.
  We need to come together to find solutions to the biggest problems we 
face.
  That's what we were sent here to do. That's what the American people 
expect and it's what they deserve.
  Let's do our job.

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