[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17687]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        DEMOCRAT BROKEN PROMISES

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, some on the other side of the aisle made it a 
habit to refer to the last session of Congress as a do-nothing 
Congress. But it seems our friends on the other side are trying to 
outdo the do-nothingness they complained about all last year.
  First they clamped down on the House rules to expedite their so-
called 6 for '06 agenda. Almost none of that became law. Then they 
delayed an emergency troop funding bill for more than 100 days while 
our troops in harm's way waited for the resources they needed to do 
their job. Now they seem intent on playing another round of chicken 
with the President over this year's appropriations bills.
  When you throw in hidden earmarks, slush funds, budget gimmicks and 
the largest tax increase in American history, it's no wonder the 
Democrat Congress is currently enjoying its lowest approval ratings 
ever. Do-nothing Congress? Perhaps now we should say do-less-than-
nothing Congress.

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