[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1717]
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                         THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA

  (Mr. EWING asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, I come here today to talk about the 
Republican agenda. I think that it is fitting and proper that we start 
to concentrate on those important areas of business left to this body 
and to this Congress.
  Crime is and remains an important issue in the 15th District of 
Illinois and is an important part of our agenda. Securing our borders 
from threats of illegal entry by those trafficking drugs is very 
important in our battle to win the war on crime and drugs.
  As recently as last Sunday, a Sunday evening news program, an expose 
as you would have it, talked about the operation of our border patrols 
as we deal with those coming into our country who may be bringing drugs 
into this country. I think it was shocking to the American people. It 
was to me. If the evidence put forth in this television program were 
even partially true, we have a serious problem with our own 
enforcement.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to move on and to check this out.

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