the minority party that is attempting to put a gag rule on the will of the American people. The American people want the unfunded mandates legislation brought to the floor today. But what is the minority party trying to do? Adjourn the House so that legislation cannot come to the floor of this august body. Since election day, it is the game the minority party has tried to play. They did not understand what happened on election day. The contract will continue to move ahead. And one other point, the distinguished gentlewoman brought up the point of the ethics committee. We are waiting on the minority leader to move that body forward, not the Speaker or the majority.
L. Paxon: “the minority party that is attempting to put a gag rule on the will of the American people. The American people want the…”
Editor's note · Context
Addressing the minority party's actions regarding unfunded mandates legislation.
Share
More from L. Paxon
Mr. Chairman, disclosure is the key to real reform. We have put forth many amendments to do precisely that. Mine this evening focuses on the largest player in American politics, the organized labor bosses. Together in the last cycle they…
for years the two-party system has served this Nation well and has helped to make America the strongest democracy in the history of the world. Today we have really seen on this floor the beginning of a direct assault on the two-party…
the election of the gentleman from Texas, Greg Laughlin, to a seat on this committee is about putting people on this committee who will stand up for the right things in this community, in this country, and on this floor. I support strongly…
Our goal is to balance our Nation's budget. Like every family back at home has to do, like every small business has to do, this Government should do it. But we are going beyond that. We are finding other ways to save money so we can allow…





