[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PASS AN AGENDA THAT IS FOR THE PEOPLE

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, last night, the President came to the 
floor here and highlighted important issues like the need to fix our 
aging infrastructure and lower the cost of prescription drugs.
  These are issues that I know I and many of my colleagues are ready to 
work with the President on. However, the President does have some 
history of saying things and then not necessarily following through.
  In fact, last State of the Union, the President promised a $1.5 
trillion infrastructure plan, but the next month, released an 
inadequate proposal that put nearly all the burden on States and local 
governments to fund those necessary repairs.
  In October of 2016, then-candidate Trump promised in Michigan that 
not one plant would close on his watch. But this year we saw General 
Motors slash 14,000 jobs in North America, including in my district. 
And while the President has promised to protect public health, we have 
seen his own administration refuse to act on important drinking water 
and health protections.
  Throughout his calls to fix the broken immigration system, he 
continues to govern by tweet, chant, and manufactured crises. The 
President has to rise for the occasion. We have an agenda that is for 
the people, and I look forward to working with my colleagues across the 
aisle to enact it.

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