[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22594]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      URGING ACTION ON AIRLINE SECURITY AND ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL

  (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, if you read Roll Call today, you will realize 
that the majority leader of the other Chamber decided at a very 
important engagement with President Putin to make a joke about his 
height. A few months ago, he seemed to make the same reference to our 
own President when he questioned his international stature. The 
gentleman must obviously have a height fettish. Rather than focusing on 
things we can do for our country, he is making fun of the gentleman's 
stature.
  Our President has led us successfully in Afghanistan. The words from 
the field include: ``The Taliban's on the run''; ``we're focusing in on 
bin Laden''; and ``we're going to achieve our goal because the United 
States and its allies remain committed to the end of terrorism.''
  I salute our President. I urge the majority leader of the other body 
to quickly take up the airline security bill which the House passed 
which includes options for localities to hire the kind of screeners 
they need to protect the traveling public. I also urge him to take up 
the economic stimulus bill that is ready at his desk and ready for the 
American economy.

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