[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 15, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H999-H1000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




WE HAVE MEANS TO PROTECT OUR FAMILIES, SUPPORT OUR SENIORS, AND EDUCATE 
                              OUR CHILDREN

  (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of senior citizens who 
cannot afford to pay for their prescriptions. I rise for the children 
who go to overcrowded and broken down schools. I rise for the people 
who work full time

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and still cannot afford health insurance or quality child care. I rise 
for people who cannot afford to send their children to college. I rise 
for the 80 percent of the homeless who go to work every day and play by 
the rules and cannot afford a roof over their heads. I rise to oppose 
Republican budget priorities that will make the very rich even more 
rich.
  We have the means to protect our seniors, to support our families, 
and to educate our children and to bring everyone along. This is the 
moment in history when we can and should do that.

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