[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17688]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXPECT THEIR LEADERS TO STAND BY THEM

  (Ms. GRANGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I think the Chicago Tribune said it nicely 
when they said last week, ``Democrats promised way more than they 
delivered.'' Because of the lack of follow-through in failure to govern 
by the Democratic majority, the approval numbers of Congress have sunk 
to the lowest levels of all times according to the recently released 
Gallup poll.
  Making promises will gain your support in the short-term, but failing 
to fulfill those promises will quickly be discovered, and I'm afraid 
that's where the majority party has found itself. After a campaign of 
promises, little action has occurred on the pledges that so many were 
elected to withhold.
  The 100-hour agenda has seen only one bill receive the support of the 
President, and that was attached to an emergency supplemental. 
Republicans have fought hard to reel in spending, yet Democrats are 
recklessly increasing spending and moving forward with a plan to 
increase taxes.
  Republicans heard the American people and are fighting hard to 
restore trust and fiscal responsibility within the Congress. We're 
recommitted to continuing the fight because the American people expect 
their leaders to stand by them.

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