[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 29, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            WORK TO BE DONE

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Speaker, I think it is important this 
morning and this afternoon to emphasize that there is work to be done. 
I realize that the headlines of yesterday evening, that we would hear a 
lot of spin talk and dragging Whitewater and a variety of other issues 
all the way to the White House.
  But I really want to speak about what the American people have said 
to me when I go home to the 18th Congressional District, and that is 
about senior citizens who are appalled that we are still talking about 
cutting $166 billion from Medicare, about medical professionals who 
will say to me that the medical system is in an uproar because they 
cannot care for sick and the needy. I also hear from young people who 
say that they are looking forward to an entry level job, but they have 
got families and they need an increase in the minimum wage. They are 
gratified that we did some work last week after long, long months of 
trying.
  So I hope my Republican colleagues will get down to the business of 
working. As we approach this omnibus science bill, I hope they will 
realize that science is the cutting edge of the 21st century. I hope we 
will not drag Whitewater into our work. I hope we will work for the 
American people.

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