[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 107 (Friday, August 5, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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                    103d CONGRESS: A PRODUCTIVE YEAR

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                         HON. EARL F. HILLIARD

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 5, 1994

  Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to say that this 103d Congress 
has had one of the hardest working and productive sessions in the 
history of this August body. For the previous 12 years, the specter of 
gridlock haunted these halls, and very little was accomplished because 
the two previous administrations refused to join together with us for 
the betterment of the Nation.
  However, during this session, we have produced a solid record of 
accomplishments. We began last year by passing the Family and Medical 
Leave Act (H.R.1) which guarantees unpaid leave to workers who need 
time off to care for a sick child or relative; the motor voter bill 
(H.R. 2) which expands opportunities for all Americans to participate 
in the political process; the National Service Act (H.R. 2010) which 
will help to open the doors of college opportunity for all Americans; 
and dozens of other pieces of major legislation, such as: education 
reform, the budget resolution, veterans benefits, and others. Now, we 
must move toward major health care reform which will guarantee that 
every American will have health care that can never be taken away.

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