[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 48]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  WHEN WILL THE PEOPLE'S WORK BE DONE?

  (Mr. DOGGETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, the reports that the House is returning to 
work today are inaccurate. This House will complete month one of the 
new millennium with no action either on this floor or in committee on 
any of the major issues that this country faces. Nothing on education, 
nothing on Social Security, nothing on the environment, nothing on tax 
reform, nothing on health care or prescription drugs for seniors. There 
is some question as to whether this House will even vote on the trivial 
matters that usually occupy its time during the entire month of 
January.
  With an abbreviated year and the opportunity for meaningful action 
largely ending in July, I think this is unfortunate.
  This Thursday we will hear from the President about the State of the 
Union. But we already know the state of this House: Its lost in 
inaction.

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