[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9743]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IMPORTANT ISSUES NOT BEING ADDRESSED

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, how disappointing that instead of using the 
first months of this new Congress to address the important issues 
facing our Nation, we have spent most of our time on issues that cater 
to special interests.
  Instead of helping retirees by strengthening our pension system, my 
colleagues on the other side of the aisle are seeking to dismantle 
Social Security. They want to take away the safety net, a safety net 
that seniors depend on, in favor of giving even more money to Wall 
Street.
  Instead of developing a meaningful energy policy to lessen our 
dependence on foreign oil, we spend time on the House floor passing an 
energy bill that will do nothing to relieve rising gas prices, but 
instead give tax incentives to big oil and gas companies.
  The Republican leadership must stop abusing this body and the people 
we represent. They are doing it for their own self-interests, and it is 
time the people take this House back. It is the people's House.

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