[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 195 (Friday, December 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            SENATE INACTION

  (Ms. OMAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. OMAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remind our constituents of 
the work that we have been doing on their behalf. The House of 
Representatives has passed nearly 400 bills this Congress for the 
people.
  For our Dreamers and TPS recipients, we passed an immigration reform 
bill, the American Dream and Promise Act.
  For our workers, we passed the Raise the Minimum Wage Act, to 
increase the Federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, and the Butch Lewis 
Act, to protect the pensions of more than 1 million workers and 
retirees.
  For the personal and financial security of America's women, we passed 
a strong reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
  For our elections, we passed H.R. 1, which restores transparency and 
accountability to our elections, which included my own legislation to 
restrict foreign lobbying.
  To strengthen our defenses against foreign attacks, we also passed 
the SAFE Act and the SHIELD Act.
  And for our LGBTQ community, we passed the Equality Act.
  All of these bills have been ignored. Mitch McConnell brags about 
being the grim reaper, and that is exactly what he has been for the 
hopes and the dreams of the American people.
  I would like to call for us to remind every single American of the 
work that we have been doing.

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