[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1342]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PASS LEGISLATION THAT MATTERS

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I would just ask that the Republican 
leadership begin to bring legislation to the floor that would actually 
make a difference for America, certainly addressing the economy and job 
creation and increasing wages, which are so important to my 
constituents and, I believe, to all Americans.
  It just seems like all the Republican leadership is doing here is 
rehashing the same old legislation that is going nowhere either because 
it won't pass the Senate or because the President won't sign it.
  Today, after the 1-minute speeches, we are going to have the third 
pipeline bill that essentially tries to straitjacket Federal agencies--
again, not going anywhere. It is pretty likely the President would veto 
any of them if they come to his desk.
  I understand that on Tuesday the leadership is going to bring up 
another Affordable Care Act repeal. This will be like the 56th or 57th 
effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which is actually working 
well. More Americans than ever have signed up during this second 
enrollment period. We had another effort to weaken the Affordable Care 
Act just a couple of weeks ago.
  It is time to do the things that people want, talk about the economy, 
and bring legislation that matters to the American people.

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