Lloyd Doggett: “The reports that the House is returning to work today are inaccurate. This House will complete month one of the new…”

“The reports that the House is returning to work today are inaccurate. This House will complete month one of the new millennium with no action either on this floor or in committee on any of the major issues that this country faces. Nothing on education, nothing on Social Security, nothing on the environment, nothing on tax reform, nothing on health care or prescription drugs for seniors. There is some question as to whether this House will even vote on the trivial matters that usually occupy its time any time during the month of January. With an abbreviated year and the opportunity for meaningful action largely ending in July, I think this is unfortunate. This Thursday we will hear from the President on the State of the Union. We already know the state of this House: Lost in inaction.”