[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10966]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     POLITICAL THEATER AT ITS WORST

  (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, we could spend 5 hours today and tomorrow 
talking about jobs, and we could consider a jobs plan that the 
President offered before this very body; but we won't because we have 
to go repeal health care again for the 31st time. You would have 
thought the 17th time would be good or maybe the ninth time or the 29th 
time. With the 31st time, it's like they're going for a record or 
something. Of course, the Senate is not going to take this up.
  This is political theater at its worst because Americans are out of 
work, and this body isn't doing anything about it. Everyone here knows 
that the President can't just whip up a jobs bill out of thin air. 
Congress has to pass it, but Congress won't pass it because they're 
busy doing political stunts--and that is a shame.

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