[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H9245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            A JOB WELL DONE

  (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in 1984 the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Armey) and myself were elected to Congress from adjoining 
districts. He started out sleeping in his congressional office, and I 
started out picketing then-majority leader Jim Wright, which the 
gentleman from Texas helped me do. He went on to become conference 
chairman of the Republican Conference and when the Republicans became 
the majority, majority leader.
  The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey) is a man of big ideas. It was 
his bill that began to streamline our military base positions in this 
country. He is also a supporter of school vouchers and flat taxes. He 
came from can-do North Dakota, and he brags about that even though he 
now lives in Texas.
  Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey) did come, he did 
do. I say well done to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey).

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