[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 15, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE 105TH CONGRESS

  (Mr. HEFLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is time to take stock of the 105th 
Congress. Despite a slim majority in the House, a Senate that lacks the 
60 votes necessary to break a filibuster and a liberal Democrat in the 
White House, the Congress has managed to pass an historic balanced 
budget agreement, middle class tax cuts, and a transportation bill that 
addresses the needs for improved, safer roads in America.
  But while Republicans are proud of that record, they are not 
satisfied. The cost of government is too great, Washington spending is 
still too careless, and education reform is being blocked by the usual 
suspects. The remaining time in the 105th Congress should be devoted to 
more progress in these areas.
  The President has on his desk important legislation to help parents 
save for their children's education in the form of education savings 
accounts. Normally this would not even be controversial, but the 
special interests oppose it, and the prospects for the President 
signing it are slim.
  That leaves us with more tax cuts and fiscal restraint. When it comes 
to tax cuts, Republicans believe in ``more rather than less, sooner 
rather than later.''
  Of course, we intend to honor that pledge.

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