[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      LET THIS HOUSE WORK ITS WILL

  (Mr. HIMES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, like so many of us, I was home last week, 
listening to my constituents talk and be concerned about dysfunction, 
and I discovered that there is a great deal of confusion about what 
dysfunction is.
  My friend from the other side of the aisle just said they have sent 
all kinds of bills over to the Senate where they are held up--held up 
in the Senate. This is not dysfunction.
  It may not be happy for my friends on the other side of the aisle, 
but the Senate is held by the Democrats. If you send them legislation 
that is inspired by the Tea Party, they are not going to pass that. 
That is not dysfunction. That is a refusal to govern.
  Meanwhile, Mr. Speaker, over here, there are five bills, and if they 
were brought to the floor today, they would pass with significant 
majorities. Each and every one of them would help the economy and 
create jobs.
  The reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank, comprehensive immigration 
reform, topping up the highway trust fund, extending unemployment 
insurance, and terrorism risk insurance are five bills that we could 
pass today.
  The American people need to understand, as they think about 
dysfunction, that those bills will not be brought up. This House will 
not work its will. It will not be allowed to work its will.
  Mr. Speaker, let this House work its will.

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