[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      WE ARE GETTING THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE DONE IN THE HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Madam Speaker, I am here in the House of 
Representatives. I have had the honor to have been elected to this 
incredible body for, now, four terms. But I just want to report to you, 
Madam Speaker, that we have, in fact, passed 275 bipartisan bills in 
the last 12 months in these Chambers.
  Madam Speaker, I thank my Republican colleagues, my Democratic 
colleagues, and, yes, the one Independent colleague who is part of 
every single one of those votes.
  I just want to say, that is the business of the House of 
Representatives. I just want to remind you, Madam Speaker, that we are 
serious here, from all parties, to make sure that we adhere to the 
needs of the entire American people and, in some cases, to the world.
  We have addressed issues such as reducing drug pricing to all 
Americans. We have addressed issues when it comes to making sure that 
children have a safe place to go to school.
  We have many issues that we are faced with here in the House of 
Representatives, and I am proud to say that, although the media says 
that we just can't get along, and, yes, we disagree at times, but, at 
the same time, we are, in fact, getting the work of the people done in 
the House of Representatives.
  I pray that we see the same go on in the Senate and, in addition to 
that, see many of those bills get signed by the President of the United 
States.

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