[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 194 (Thursday, December 5, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DEMOCRATS HAVE PLEDGED TO TAKE ACTION

  (Mr. MORELLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, in January, House Democrats pledged to 
get to work for the people and take action to uplift the lives of 
everyday Americans.
  I am so proud of the progress we have made and the proposals we have 
advanced that would have real, meaningful impacts on our communities. 
Unfortunately, our partners in the United States Senate have abdicated 
their responsibility to do the same.
  We have sent over 300 bipartisan bills to the Senate so far this 
year, and not one has been taken up for a vote. This includes 
legislation to keep our communities safer by enacting universal 
background checks on all gun sales, legislation that would raise the 
minimum wage, safeguard our elections, protect people with preexisting 
conditions, and ensure equal pay for equal work.
  We were elected to serve the American people, and I will keep 
fighting alongside my colleagues in the House to advance legislation 
that improves the lives of everyone who calls our Nation home. I call 
upon the United States Senate to do the very same.

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