[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 6 (Friday, January 10, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H152]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ADDRESSING THE URGENT PRIORITIES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
(Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute.)
Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I just returned from overseas. I led a
delegation of our colleagues, a bipartisan delegation, to visit our
troops during the Christmas holiday; and, of course, we all were struck
by the extraordinary service of these brave men and women who are
serving our country.
One of the things they shared about was, of course, their concerns
about things back at home with their families. It reminded me that the
agenda that we develop to address the urgent priorities of the American
people remains important: to drive down the cost of healthcare, to
raise family incomes and rebuild the crumbling infrastructure of our
county, to take on the corruption and self-dealing in Washington, and
to get the government working for the people again.
That is what Democrats have been working on in a bipartisan way. We
have passed over 400 pieces of legislation; 275 of those bills are
bipartisan. Sadly, 80 percent of those bills are stuck on Mitch
McConnell's desk.
So, as we return from this trip, I am reminded that this is an
opportunity to call on the Senate majority leader. We are working hard
to prevent war with Iran. We are working hard to hold the President
accountable for his misconduct. But our most important priority is to
deliver on those promises we made to the American people: to drive down
the cost of healthcare, to raise family incomes, to rebuild the
infrastructure of our country, and to get government working for the
people again.
It is time for the Senate majority leader to take those bills up and
give them a vote. Our men and women deserve nothing less.
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