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To: Kenneth V. McNutt who wrote (208711)	12/11/2001 12:48:15 PM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 769670

I think they are fed up with him there, as well. Point Of View: Daschle Not Showing Leadership In Senate By Joel Rosenthal South Dakota Republican Party In May, Sen. Tom Daschle became the leader and gatekeeper of the Senate legislative agenda. His party controls the chairmanships and controls the calendar. Despite months of talking and meeting with President Bush and other leaders, Sen. Daschle has failed to act and failed to lead. America is at war, both at home and abroad, yet he has not passed a defense bill to protect us. Our economy officially entered a recession and Sen. Daschle has stalled the president's economic stimulus plan. Our country is dangerously dependent on foreign oil and our Senator refuses to pass an energy security bill. Why has the economic stimulus package failed to become law? Why doesn't America have an energy policy? Why have prescription drug benefits languished in the Senate? More important for South Dakota, why hasn't the Senate passed a farm bill and Trade Promotion Authority? Sen. Daschle, when he became Majority Leader, inherited an education reform bill that was supported by even larger bipartisan margins than President Bush's tax relief package. Yet, September heralded another school year-one without the needed reforms President Bush and the U.S. Congress supported in the summer. Looking at the razor-thin margins in the House of Representatives and the Senate one thing is clear: the House has moved important legislation, working with both Democrats and Republicans, while Daschle's Senate has failed to act in the same circumstances. Sounds like partisan politics are alive in well in Senate. Unbelievably, in light of all the work undone, it was reported that Sen. Daschle planned to recess this week in order to embark on a week-long, cross-country fundraising trip. It seems that Daschle was willing to derail vital pieces of the national agenda in an effort to clear the Senate calendar for a Democrat fundraising trip. Now, we find out that Daschle wanted to send the Senate home without acting on a single one of these vital priorities so that he could fly around the country attending fundraisers. Donald Lambro of The Washington Times writes, "It is painfully clear that Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota has turned the once-productive Senate into a burial ground for most of President Bush's remaining economic-growth agenda. As Congress nears adjournment this month, and with the United States sinking in a recession, Mr. Daschle has delayed, blocked or killed the must-pass priorities on Mr. Bush's legislative short list to rebuild and strengthen the nation's ailing economy." (Dec. 3, 2001) Daschle's Senate is piling up a backlog of unfinished business: energy security, economic stimulus, defense authorization, faith-based initiatives, a ban on human cloning, the farm bill, and the president's education plan are all stranded in the Senate. Since becoming majority leader in May, the only significant legislation that became law are the president's airport security and anti-terrorism laws. Our country is at war and our economy needs a jumpstart. Tom Daschle needs to keep the Senate working and get the priorities of the American people done. It is time for Sen. Daschle to make a commitment to America instead of focusing on politics. South Dakota needs an economic stimulus plan, we need to start the long process of protecting our energy resources, we need to support our troops by giving them the needed tools to do their jobs, and we need to commit to education reforms-in short, America needs the Senate to get moving now, not later. Joel Rosenthal is chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party. pressanddakotan.com