[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12575]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            WORKING TOGETHER

  (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, our chaplain just spoke of opening our hearts 
with love in this country and solving some of our great dilemmas, 
homeland security, the fight against terrorism and, yes, corporate 
responsibility.
  I hope the other side of the aisle listened to that prayer carefully 
because I think what we need today is people to open their hearts with 
love and kindness, thinking about the American economy and our citizens 
and their 401(k)s and their futures. Rather than pointing fingers at 
the President and Vice President Cheney, let us work together to solve 
the problem.
  On April 24, we sent over a bill to the other Chamber that passed 334 
to 90; 119 Democrats voted for it. It is about accountability. It is 
about establishing a good audit committee. It is about peer review and 
oversight to ensure corporations factually report their numbers, but it 
has languished because the majority leader does not have time for the 
important bills that face this Nation, and he happens to be a Democrat.
  All of a sudden when it breaks in the headlines, he is in a panic and 
he is asking everybody to rally around the Democratic bill.
  There is a bill on his desk. There has been a bill on his desk since 
April 24. Wake up, smell the coffee, get that bill passed, and we will 
restore moral order.

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