[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 4, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H9928-H9929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I spent most of the month of August during 
our district work period at forums and town meetings throughout my 
district.
  I have to tell you, overwhelmingly the public that I represent was 
opposed

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to the Gingrich Republican agenda that seeks to cut back on Medicare 
and Medicaid, that seeks to cut back on student loan programs and 
education programs, and that also tries to roll back the environmental 
agenda and the environmental protection that we have fought so hard for 
over the last 25 years here in the Congress.
  What my constituents were telling me is that they feel there needs to 
be more student loan programs and programs that allow students to 
finance their education at college or graduate school. The same thing 
about Medicare; the senior citizens feel that Medicare should be 
expanded so that it covers prescription drugs, so that it covers home 
health care. And with regard to environmental programs, they would like 
to see more cleanup of Superfund sites and better protection and better 
enforcement of our environmental laws.
  One thing is absolutely clear, that is that the Gingrich Republican 
agenda has really created a mess and the last 2 years have been a 
failure.

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