[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 26413]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               NO DISCUSSION, NO CONFERENCE, NO DEMOCRACY

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, sadly, the corruption of democracy continues 
in this House this day. Almost unanimously, we sent a bill back to 
conference committee for further consideration to protect the safety of 
the public.
  During the course of that debate, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Mica), the chairman of the subcommittee, said nothing in response to an 
assertion made about public safety. Nothing, I say to my colleagues, 
can be further from the truth.
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica) went on to say, ``So we will 
take this bill back to conference.'' Nothing, my colleagues, could be 
further from the truth.
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica) went on to say, ``We will 
revisit this issue.'' Nothing, my friends, could be further from the 
truth.
  He went on to say, ``Anyone who would like, we will make a copy of 
this report available.'' Nothing, my friends, could be further from the 
truth.
  There was no conference, there was no discussion, there was no 
democracy. Shame on the processes undermining democracy in this House.

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