[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 18, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     THIS IS THE CENTER OF FREEDOM

  (Mr. ROEMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, I believe in his very first speech to this 
body, in his eloquent words, Speaker Gingrich talked about bringing a 
Russian delegation to the floor of the House, and he was very moved by 
the words of one of those Russians who said, ``This is the center of 
freedom.'' This body, this seat, this podium, that podium shared by 
Democrats and Republicans alike, is the center of freedom.
  We are free to debate, to dialogue and to discuss and, hopefully, in 
bipartisan ways, and I would say that all the American people watching 
today are moved, and not moved in the right direction about what has 
happened in this body today to limit that dialog and debate and 
discussion.

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  Justice Brandeis said, ``The best antidote to offensive speech is 
more speech.''
  Let us continue to debate more speech in this body.

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