[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1448]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          DEMOCRAT JUGGERNAUT

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, well, it looks like the Democrat 
juggernaut is rolling along, or maybe it is more like the first steps 
of fledgling toddlers stumbling through their day.
  First was the embarrassment of saying we would have open and fair 
debates for all, and then the first rule, no amendments, no open rules, 
and no committee hearings, which of course led to the embarrassing 
``Sorry, Charlie Tuna'' incident of exempting American Samoa from 
workmen's compensation. I have to ask my friends, why did y'all do 
that? What were you thinking?
  But I also want you to know I am on the side of American Samoa on 
this one. I don't think it is fair to go in there and beat them up and 
tell them how they should run their economy, tell them what is best for 
them and tell them that Washington knows best on central wage planning. 
Wait a minute, though. That is what we did to the other States, too.
  Well, as a matter of fact I don't think we should bring American 
Samoa into this. I think we should amend the bill, if you do decide to 
have a committee hearing, that is, and allow the other States to join 
American Samoa and set their own minimum wage. But then that would be 
decentralized planning.

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