[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H12112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      BUILDING UPON OUR SUCCESSES

  (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 the rhetoric of the last speaker, let 
us come back to reality for just a moment. This Congress has succeeded 
in passing many pieces of meaningful legislation this session.
  We have passed bills which have granted more local control over our 
education and funding decisions and we have sent that control and those 
decisions to our States and local school districts. We passed 
legislation which provided a much-needed pay raise for our military 
personnel, and we funded the replacement of old equipment, 
strengthening our armed forces. We made it a national policy to fund 
and deploy a national missile defense system.
  This Congress has succeeded in addressing these and other important 
issues to strengthen our country, including saving Social Security. 
Now, Mr. Speaker, we are faced with one final task, legislative task, 
that is, eliminating wasteful government spending.
  Let us build upon our success and pass bills which fund the necessary 
programs, but do not waste the hard-earned tax dollars of Americans.
  Mr. Speaker, this Republican-led Congress has successfully passed 
important and responsible legislation, and we can do it again.

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