[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 146 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H9143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       AMERICAN PEOPLE REAFFIRMING IDEAS THAT MAKE AMERICA GREAT

  (Mr. HILLEARY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HILLEARY. Mr. Speaker, last November when the American people 
went to the polls, they began the process to totally change their 
Government. They were not consumed by some vicious desire to destroy 
Government. Quite the opposite. Last November the American people 
reaffirmed the ideas that make America a great country: freedom from 
oppressive Government and a strong commitment to family and personal 
responsibility.
  The American people have come to identify the Democrat Party as being 
opposed to those ideas. Liberal Democrats clamor for more Government. 
But they fail to recognize that more Government means less freedom. 
Fortunately, there are Democrats that are beginning to see the light of 
day.
  Since the November election, 132 elected Democrats have become 
Republicans. The latest to join the Republican ranks are Tennessee 
State Senators Milton Hamilton and Rusty Crowe. This gives Republicans 
control of the Tennessee Senate for the first time since 
reconstruction.
  We heartily welcome the senators. They have joined a party that 
believes in traditional American values, one that does not see a 
Government program behind every problem.

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