[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 69 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           AMERICANS HELD HOSTAGE BY THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY

  (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. Mr. Speaker, Americans held hostage by the 
Republican majority; 1 million-plus children in Texas and counting, 
without health insurance. Ten million children in this country and 
counting, without health insurance, with no legislation by this 
Republican majority being brought to the floor of the House to remedy 
this tragedy. Flood victims in the Dakotas and across the Nation being 
held hostage without being able to have the emergency relief dollars 
that they are in need of.
  Women, infants, and children being held hostage, 360,000 of them, not 
able to have the WIC Program that provides them with nutrition. Three 
hundred sixty thousand less Pell grants, 31,000 less work study jobs 
for our young people, and 483,000 less teachers, teaching valuable 
needed reading and math skills to our children.
  What are we going to do? Release the hostages. Begin to do 
legislation that works for the American people. Provide health 
insurance for our children, and yes, take care of the flood victims in 
the West. Release this legislation, get us out of this hostage 
situation.

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