[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE WATCHING AND WAITING ON THE U.S. SENATE TO ACT

  (Mr. BONNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, with the American people looking on, Members 
of the House, once again, find ourselves in a waiting position--waiting 
and waiting and waiting on Senator Reid and his Democrat majority in 
the U.S. Senate as they decide whether they are going to let the 
government shut down tomorrow night at midnight; whether they are going 
to let tax relief for millions of Americans, middle class families, 
expire at the end of this month; whether they are going to let long-
term unemployment benefits expire; and whether they are going to keep 
America's doctors from being hammered with a 27 percent increase on 
their Medicare reimbursement.
  Mr. Speaker, the people's House is doing the people's work. As you 
know, we've passed 28 bills, all aimed at creating new American jobs. 
Sadly, all the majority on the other side of the Capitol seem able to 
do is poke sticks at what we've done, but they haven't offered a 
realistic option or passed a single thing.
  Mr. Speaker, the clock is ticking, and the American people are 
watching and waiting on the Senate to act.

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