George Miller: “it is not a mystery why this has been one of the least productive congresses in history, why this is a do-nothing…”

“it is not a mystery why this has been one of the least productive congresses in history, why this is a do-nothing Congress, because this Congress has only worked 108 days this year. Most working people worked in excess of 225 days, 250 days this year. This Congress only worked 108 days. Now they find out after 108 days of working that they did not do their work, that they are not done. They say, ``Where is the President?'' The President has been waiting for the appropriations bills. The President has been waiting for the budget. This is the first Congress since 1974 that had no budget. This is a Congress that cannot pass seven of its appropriations bills. There is nothing for the President to sign because they cannot get the appropriations bills out of the House of Representatives. They cannot get agreement among the Republicans in the House or the Republicans in the House and in the Senate. Mr. Speaker, if most Americans worked as few days as this Republican Congress, they would be fired. Their employers would ask for their money back. Maybe that is what the public ought to do is fire the Republican Congress.”