[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 186 (Monday, November 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H13357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             SUPPORT THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM PARTNERSHIP ACT

  (Mr. ROTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. Speaker, in the last few weeks, we have been trying to 
come up with a budget plan to ensure a successful future for America.
  Every one of us in this House can debate for hours, even days, what 
is best for our district, our State, or for the Nation as a whole.
  But what the American people really need is an opportunity to 
succeed. And opportunity doesn't come in the form of a Government 
handout, a grant, a loan, or an endowment.
  Opportunity comes in the form of jobs--good-paying jobs and the 
chance to put hard work to the test.
  This Thanksgiving season, as you travel back to your district to 
spend the holidays with family and friends, take a moment to think 
about how many people are employed because you and thousands of other 
Americans are traveling.
  Airlines, car rental agencies, restaurants, travel agencies, hotels, 
and retail stores: travel and tourism is the second largest employer in 
America employing more than 11 million people.
  That's one is every nine Americans.
  As someone hands you your plane ticket to head home for the holidays, 
think about what you can do for the working people of America.
  Cosponsor H.R. 2579, the Travel and Tourism Partnership Act. This 
bill would create a public-private partnership between the travel and 
tourism industry and the Federal Government was the highest priority to 
emerge from the recent White House Conference on Travel and Tourism.
  With their votes, 1,700 conference delegates asked Congress to give 
them nothing more than the opportunity to succeed. This opportunity is 
not a gift or a handout, but a real chance to grow their business.
  H.R. 2579 will help give the travel and tourism industry the 
mechanism to create thousands of new jobs--jobs that provide the 
economic opportunity the American people need.
  Jobs, in the future, will come from two major industries: travel and 
tourism and high technology. The Travel and Tourism Partnership Act 
would capitalize on this growth potential and ensure economic success 
for America's future.

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