Jack Kingston: “the House this year has had a very, very productive year. We have passed a good education bill, we have passed a…”

“the House this year has had a very, very productive year. We have passed a good education bill, we have passed a faith-based initiative bill, we have passed an energy package; and, of course, we have passed an economic stimulus bill. A funny thing has happened, though, on the way to the President's desk. It is called the United States other body, whose leader said, and I quote, or this is what has been said by that leader: ``The economic stimulus issue is not a front-burner issue. Other legislation, particularly government spending, is more important.'' That is a defining difference between the Republican House and the Democrat Senate. We believe people who are out of work, businesses that are cutting back, the economy that is going sluggish should be a front-burner issue. Unfortunately, the United States other body thinks it is no big deal, and that passing spending bills is more important. But how are they doing on passing other spending? Here is what we have done on the House side. We have passed the energy bill, the economic stimulus, faith-based, the farm bill, trade promotion, antiterrorism and human cloning. Where is the Senate? Nowhere. Maybe Mr. Jeffords needs to reexamine.…”