To mark the end of the Pelosi 100 hour agenda, House Conservatives today reminded House Democrats of the promises made to Americans during the fall elections and the cost House Democrats have stuck the American taxpayers within the first ten days of Democrat control.

“Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats promised action – and delivered hypocrisy. They promised an open, accountable government. They promised to end corruption in Washington. They promised to enact ALL of the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations. They promised to make college more affordable. And by my count, they’re 0 for 4,” said Congressman Patrick McHenry.

Congressman Steve King (R-IA), Chairman of the Conservative Opportunity Society, said that while the Democrats promised an open and fair Congress, Capitol Hill has been under a cloud of secrecy since Speaker Pelosi took the gavel January 4th.

“Their San Francisco leadership will say anything that makes a good sound bite about their first ten days, but the policies the liberal House leadership pushed on American taxpayers cost billions of taxpayer dollars and cripple our future economic and national security,” said King.

While the Democrats successfully publicized their “first 100 hours” effort, the Democrat stopwatch of hours ran in a dubious way, the hours starting and stopping at irregular times and not matching the real time actually spent in session.

In addition, Democrats pushed their bills through the House in lockdown mode without committee hearings. No Member was allowed the opportunity to amend legislation for improvement, although the Democrats promised “full hearings and open subcommittee and markups…[that bills would] come to the floor under a procedure that allows open, full and fair debate consisting of a full amendment process that grants the Minority the rights to offer its alternatives…”(“A New Direction for America, p. 24).

“The Democrats’ first 100 hours were spent on watered-down initiatives that at best were ineffective and at worst were detrimental to our economy and citizens,” said Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA). “The Democrats showed their commitment to raising taxes and expanding the federal government. They also showed their willingness to forgo debate and process for sound bite solutions that do nothing to address the real problems facing our nation. The American people deserve better. We need sound policy, not sound bites.”

Following is a list of costs to the country from Pelosi’s first 100 hour agenda:

► H.R. 1 costs taxpayers $6 billion (“House Passes Bill to Implement More of 9/11 Panel's Suggestions,” Washington Post, Jan. 10, 2007)

► H.R. 2 cripples 25.8 million small business owners in America who create 3 out of every 4 new jobs in the U.S. (Small Business Administration, WhiteHouse.gov)

► H.R. 3 forces taxpayers to pay up to $135 million to fund research that takes innocent American lives with unethical stem cell research (National Institute of Health Budget Office)

► H.R. 4 causes seniors on Part D to lose access to affordable, life-saving drugs (HHS Secretary Leavitt, “Medicare and the Market,” Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2007)

► H.R. 5 costs taxpayers $7.1 billion and will not help any American with current student loans (Congressional Budget Office; Department of Education)

► H.R. 6 increases our dependence on middle eastern oil and hurts families and seniors with higher energy prices