[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       PUT THE BILLS ON THE FLOOR

  (Mr. CAPUANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, the issues are pretty clear. I came up for 
one simple reason: I am asking my Republican friends: What are you 
afraid of? What are you afraid of? You get the votes.
  I ran for Congress to debate and vote on the issues of the day, vote 
my conscience--win some, lose some. What did you run for? Did you run 
to stifle democratic debate? Did you run to simply say to the American 
people, ``We don't care what you say''?
  If you believe the words you have been saying for the last week, put 
the bills on the floor and have a vote. That is the American way.
  What are you afraid of? Are you afraid you can't control your 
Members? Are you afraid some of your Members may actually have to stand 
up, find some courage, and vote their conscience?
  Put these two bills on the floor. The American people want it, the 
American people deserve it, and the American people are demanding it.

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