[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  FRESHMAN REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING TO RETURN DOLLARS, DECISIONS, AND 
                           FREEDOM BACK HOME

  (Mr. DeMINT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of my fellow freshmen 
Republicans to thank the leadership for recognizing our ideas and 
allowing us to quickly turn our campaign promises into action.
  Yesterday the House passed a resolution that directs this body 
towards real social security reform. That bill was sponsored by a 
freshman, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Paul Ryan). The gentleman 
from Nebraska (Mr. Lee Terry) has already introduced a bill to 
eliminate a tax on international home pages, and the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Mark Green) is heading up a project for the freshman 
class that will reduce Federal mandates on our State governments.
  We believe local people can best secure our Nation's future: parents, 
teachers, pastors, small business owners, and civic leaders. These are 
not only the heroes of our home towns, they are the heroes of our 
country. The answers to our problems are seldom found here in 
Washington. They are found on Main Street, in board rooms and community 
centers, in church sanctuaries and classrooms, and in family rooms all 
across our Nation.
  Freshmen Republicans are working to return dollars, decisions, and 
freedom back home.

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