[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11493]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  NEW DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS PRODUCING POSITIVE RESULTS FOR ALL AMERICANS

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it has now been 4 months since 
Democrats took control of Congress, and already we see a dramatic 
change in how business is done on Capitol Hill.
  To begin with, we restored the 5-day workweek so that actually we are 
addressing the people's business. Longer workweeks have led to more 
bills and resolutions being passed. In 2005 the previous Congress had 
only 72 bills up to this point. This year alone we have already passed 
165. That is almost 100 bills more in this short 4-month period of 
time.
  We have also approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that 
significantly increases funding for veterans' health care, children's 
health care and education. And we do it all without raising taxes, Mr. 
Speaker.
  Mr. Speaker, we've only been in charge now for 4 months, but we are 
already producing positive results for the American people.

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