[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 137 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H9352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HOW AMERICANS HAVE BENEFITTED BY ELECTING REPUBLICANS TO CONGRESS

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, after 40 years of Democratic leadership, 
which brought higher taxes, increased spending, and enormous budget 
deficits, my liberal colleagues are labeling us as a do-nothing 
Congress. So, Mr. Speaker, as the 105th Congress draws to a close, I am 
proud to submit a progress report on how this Republican-led Congress 
has benefitted America.
  By electing Republicans, Americans have benefitted from their first 
tax cut in 16 years. And now, for a second consecutive year, we will 
again provide significant tax relief. By electing Republicans to 
control Congress, Americans benefitted not only from the first balanced 
budget in over a generation, but a budget surplus on top of that. And 
with this surplus Republicans are helping save Social Security. By 
electing Republicans, Americans have benefitted from a truly needed and 
meaningful Patient Protection Act, legislation that will ensure 
Americans have accountable, accessible and affordable health care for 
themselves and their families.
  Is it any wonder that Americans continue to elect and reelect 
Republicans to lead this body into the next century? Republicans remain 
committed to a future that benefits the American people, a future that 
is pro-family, pro-business and pro-America; a commitment that this and 
future generations have a rendezvous with a brighter destiny.

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