[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26104]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              LACK OF PERFORMANCE IS REFLECTED IN OUTCOME

  (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, we are here on December 13 in our Nation's 
Capitol awaiting some progress from the other Chamber. The economy is 
in trouble. Joblessness is increasing. Unemployment and layoffs are 
occurring around our Nation. It seems like on the other end of this 
hallway they are tone deaf to the problems facing average Americans.
  The House passed an economic stimulus bill, the President has a 
blueprint for an economic stimulus bill, and somewhere over on the 
other side of this wonderful, majestic building are people that do not 
get it. They do not understand the pain and anguish of Americans who 
are suffering. They do not recognize as we head into the holidays that 
people need some hope in the economy and the stock market needs a 
little boost.
  Now, I pray over the next couple of days that they find their 
direction and find their way to assist average Americans in making a 
more secure future for themselves and their families. They can leave 
this Capitol without doing anything, and they will be the do-nothing 
other body. I am trying to avoid using the term, because I do not want 
to be admonished by the Chair. But I think most Americans are disgusted 
by their lack of performance, and it will be reflected.

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