[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 25012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  LET'S GET TO THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE

  (Mr. GOHMERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, earlier this afternoon we heard the 
chairman of the Education Committee really fiery and passionate, 
fussing, looking over at this side talking about Republicans playing 
politics and how this side over here had been playing politics with the 
water bill. There is nothing in playing politics when you are talking 
about tens of thousands of people being out of work and an important 
part of the country not being able to produce.
  What would be playing politics is when the chairman of the committee 
finds out that someone opposing the water bill from California has a 
motion to recognize the University of California, Irvine, for winning 
the NCAA national championship in men's volleyball and pulls the bill 
because he opposes the chairman's bill. My friends, that's playing 
politics, and it is outrageous.
  Let's stop the games and get to the work of the people.

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