[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 45 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        A GREAT DAY FOR AMERICA

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I think that the gentleman from New York [Mr. 
Solomon] said it very well. This is a historic day in this body. We are 
going to pass the line-item veto today. It is something that we have 
worked hard on and long on, and we finally are in a position where we 
are going to deliver a version of the line-item veto which works.
  This is part of the new majority here. We are getting spending under 
control. This matters to America, so I hope Americans will stay tuned.
  It is also remarkable to me that on the very same day we are doing 
this historic event, we are also going to be bringing forward the first 
meaningful health care reform in many, many a year for the people of 
this country who need access to affordable health care. That is in the 
agenda for today as well, and I believe we are going to get that done, 
too. A great day for America.

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