[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 148 (Tuesday, December 5, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H11958]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        AN ERA OF BIPARTISANSHIP

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, Republicans have returned fiscal 
responsibility and discipline to Washington. When House Republicans 
became a majority in 1994, there were deficits as far as the eye could 
see. Today, because House Republicans held the line on spending and 
reined in President Clinton and House Democrats, there is boundless 
prosperity. And because of this, America has reelected a House 
Republican majority for four consecutive elections.
  It is now time to work together across party lines. The American 
public has a right to expect their elected officials to work together 
to address the people's business. The next Congress, America's 107th, 
will have a unique opportunity to do this, making a fresh start with a 
new President in the White House.
  Mr. Speaker, even in this time of prosperity, our Nation faces real 
challenges. There are challenges I know that we can meet by working 
together. And I am confident that I speak for all the Members of the 
new Congress in pledging to put people ahead of politics.

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