[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I have been a Member of this body for 24 
years, and I don't think I've ever been as angry as I am tonight. This 
is unconscionable. In the last debate, I got up, and I said that when 
President Truman campaigned, he campaigned against the 80th ``do 
nothing'' Congress, and that ``do nothing'' Congress passed three times 
as many bills as this current ``do nothing Congress.''
  And isn't this a fitting way for this ``do nothing'' Congress to end, 
by doing nothing to help the plight of millions of people who are 
suffering in all of our districts?
  This is an absolute disgrace, and the Speaker should hang his head in 
shame for not allowing this to come up. This is, again, not a 
Republican or a Democratic issue. It's an American issue.
  I have voted for aid for Katrina, for all places all over the 
country. And for us in the Northeast to be treated this way is 
absolutely unconscionable. I would ask the Speaker to reconsider, and I 
would tell you that I have never been angrier than I am right now. I'm 
usually proud of this House. Tonight, I am ashamed.
  Shame on you, Mr. Speaker.

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