billsear, we saw some 57 signed into law by the president. that's 57 total. we created as many laws as there heinz's famousf products. perhaps that's the way we should name that congress. do not get me wrong. getting things done does take time. i remember years ago, i brought up a set of bipartisan clean air commitments. it passed the house with a vote of 401-21. took the housek to complete this effort. folks came up to me afterwards and said, how in the name of common sense did you manage to pass that bill in just 13 hours? i look at them and said, it took bill thats to get a both sides agreed to on the floor. but it took me 13 years to do the work that made that possible. that tells you how hard legislation is to do. s can testifyffer to the difficulty of the process of compromise, of getting legislation with goodwill. one of the interesting things about the congress is the change. it has become a money chase. an instance where it is the goal of members to have the name of a committee on their letterhead, which draws attention and support politically. it is