[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     ON THE MEXICAN LOAN GUARANTEES

  (Mr. FLAKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, last week I came here to the House floor to 
give a 1-minute on the concerns of my constituents regarding the 
proposed Mexican loan guarantees.
  Mr. Speaker, only minutes later, a fax from a concerned citizen who 
saw me on the floor was waiting on my desk. This person does not live 
in my district. He is from all of the way across the Nation in 
Henderson, NV. But his words rang familiar to those of people in my 
district.
  Mr. Speaker, the message was, ``America is not made up of, nor 
successful as a nation because of elitists or CEOs. America is 
successful because of those willing to put their heart and soul as well 
as their backs into the very creation of America.''
  Mr. Speaker, he continued to admonish that, ``Passing bills, arguing 
opinion, stating your support and even wishing does not get the wall 
painted, one must pick up a brush and take the risk of getting paint on 
their hands to get the job done.''
  Mr. Speaker, this message is not unlike what your constituents are 
telling you. Let us rise above the morass of petty partisanship that 
cripples this body and threatens to cripple this Nation, and move 
forward with positive legislation that impacts the lives of our people.

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