[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 21, 1994]
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             LA-VAN HAWKINS--AN EXAMPLE OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY

  (Ms. McKINNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute the hard-working men and 
women who have led the economic recovery that we enjoy today.
  I want to share an example from my district, Mr. La-Van Hawkins of 
Checkers restaurants. Mr. Hawkins will soon open his restaurant chain 
nationwide.
  Recognizing the need of many other American families during the 12 
years of dwindling real income under the previous administrations, Mr. 
Hawkins offers families an affordable meal at Checkers restaurant. His 
hard work has returned to him economic success, and to the community 
much-needed jobs for our young people. As he proudly flies the American 
flag over his establishments, Mr. La-Van Hawkins is an example of what 
can happen when the economy is back on track.
  Today's economic recovery did not come easy. It came by the decisions 
of Congress to give small business a 94-percent tax break, tax relief 
for working low-income families and to substantially cut the deficit. 
These benefits to American families and workers were accomplished by a 
Democratic President and a Democratic Congress.

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