[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H5580-H5581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  REPUBLICAN AGENDA IS THE ANSWER TO AMERICANS' YEARNINGS FOR FREEDOM 
                            FROM GOVERNMENT

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, if we look across the sweep of history, we 
will notice that the human struggle has been a continuous struggle for 
greater freedom. From the Magna Carta to the Constitution of the United 
States, the

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struggle for greater freedom has been an unending battle against 
governments in power who fail to resist the temptation to abuse their 
power. People struggling against government tyranny is a theme that 
resonates throughout history and across the globe. Political freedom, 
economic freedom, and religious freedom; the focus of the struggle 
changes, but the direction of the goal and the inspiration for the 
cause have always remained the same.
  The human soul desires freedom from government oppression, freedom to 
control one's destiny, and freedom to worship one's God. The Republican 
agenda is an answer to those yearnings for more freedom, lower taxes, 
smaller government, and the right to express our faith in the public 
square.
  This is the direction to more freedom for all Americans.

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