[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 19890]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              AMERICA'S PRIORITIES IN SUSPENDED ANIMATION

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I see the Republicans have planned a very 
busy week. The House passed nearly three dozen bills last night, all 
without debate. That has to sounds impressive. The House unanimously 
passed legislation on everything from naming a post office to snake 
control. It is known as the suspension calendar. It means its 
Republicans have placed the House in suspended animation until after 
the election.
  Does a post office need a name? Sure. But America needs affordable 
health care first, and is not getting it; America needs consumer 
confidence, and the Republicans are not providing that; and America 
needs a plan to deal with the chaos in Iraq. But forget that under this 
administration. That is why they are changing the story of why we went 
to Iraq in the first place.
  America's priorities have been in suspended animation for 4 years. 
But the wake-up call is coming on the 2nd of November.

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