[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TIME FOR A CHANGE

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, this Republican Congress has failed the 
American people. Nobody can deny that this is the most do-nothing 
Congress in our history. On every front, from Iraq to Social Security, 
Republicans have sided with the lobbyists' special interest agenda 
instead of working for the American people. Time and time again, they 
have said ``no'' to the needs and concerns of the American people.
  ``No'' to increasing the minimum wage.
  ``No'' to balancing the budget.
  ``No'' to fully implementing the 9/11 Commission's recommendations.
  ``No'' to filling the donut hole for millions of American seniors 
struggling with their drugs.
  ``No'' to tough penalties on big oil companies that price gouge.
  ``No'' to finding a new strategy for Iraq.
  Republican inaction on issues of critical concern to the American 
people has led to rising drug costs, higher energy prices than a year 
ago, and billions of taxpayer money being wasted in Iraq on no-bid 
contracts for administration cronies like Halliburton.
  The American people are fed up with a Congress that refuses to do its 
job. It's time for a change.

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