[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 148 (Friday, October 16, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H11026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     AMERICANS DESTINED TO REAP BENEFITS OF REPUBLICAN-LED 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, as we near the end of the 105th Congress, I 
believe the American people have a rendezvous with destiny, and that 
destiny is to regain their freedom from big bureaucracy and big 
government and go more toward local control.
  Four years ago, the Republicans laid the foundation for a balanced 
Federal budget, real education reform, crime reduction, meaningful tax 
cuts, a strong military force, welfare reform, and a real commitment to 
saving Medicare and Social Security.
  Four years ago, Republicans charted a path to give Americans a 
renewed faith in our system of government, in our push to give 
Americans more control in their lives. Our hardworking families, our 
children, our men and women who serve in our Nation's armed forces are 
destined to reap the benefits of a Republican-led Congress that has 
made a commitment to put an end to wasteful bureaucratic spending, to 
send Federal education dollars directly to schools and districts and 
into the classrooms for the benefit of educating children; a commitment 
to give hard-earned tax dollars back to America's hardworking families; 
and a commitment to make the strength of our national defense a 
priority once again.
  Mr. Speaker, there is renewed hope for America and I am proud to be a 
part of this destiny of freedom.

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