[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6281]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, I rise today because I'm very concerned 
about statements I've heard from all three Presidential candidates over 
the last few weeks. We hear constantly, I will do this, I will do that, 
I will do this, all referring to matters that have to be adopted by the 
United States Congress. And I would remind them that article I, section 
1 of the Constitution says, all legislative powers herein granted shall 
be vested in a Congress of the United States.
  So while we certainly look to the President as a partner in our 
policies, we know, as we've seen over the last couple of years, that 
this President, this White House ignores, the first article of the 
Constitution.
  I would urge all three candidates, whoever is President, whoever he 
or she may be in 2009, re-read the Constitution, because this is the 
people's House. The founders' brilliance said that the people will 
speak as to the laws that they will obey through their representatives 
in Congress.
  I again urge the President, the next President to re-read the 
Constitution and adhere to article I. Many of us wear this button 
because we're very concerned that people forget that this is their 
House.

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