[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4451]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE REPUBLICAN SENATE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I really have to smile when I hear the 
Republican leader with his ``Senate is Back to Work'' speeches. The 
Senate Republicans are like the guy who shows up only half the time for 
work and then asks for a raise. They go through the motions, but they 
fail to do their job.
  They failed to fund opioid legislation. They failed to do anything 
about the water in Flint, MI. They failed to fix what everyone agrees 
was an error on the renewable tax credits. They have failed to address 
the Zika virus and on and on.
  Republicans used to complain all the time about meeting deadlines for 
doing the budget resolution, but this year they just aren't doing one. 
Even district court nominations supported by Republicans seem too hard 
for this group to accomplish. It appears the Senate will fail even to 
have a hearing on the President's Supreme Court nomination. It seems 
that Senate Republicans still need to learn how to do their job.

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