[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19440]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           WORK OF THE SENATE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, no matter how many times my friend--and we 
have served together in this body for a long, long time--comes here and 
talks about how wonderful this Senate is under Republican leadership, 
the facts aren't on his side. He talked about getting things done after 
years of inaction. The inaction was the result of Republican 
filibusters--recordbreaking filibusters.
  Bill after bill was blocked. Elementary and secondary education, 
cyber security, everything that he mentioned--everything, without 
exception--would have been done a long time ago except for Republican 
filibusters. To now come to the floor and claim: Isn't it wonderful we 
were able to get things done during this Congress, because we did not 
block things--no matter how many times he comes, we and the pundits 
have already said it is the most unproductive year in the Senate's 
history. We have had more revotes than at any time in the history of 
the country and less done than at any time in the country's history.

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