[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           REMEMBER THE ALAMO

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Doggett).
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me.
  To those who say that these Texas State representatives essentially 
``took their marbles and went home,'' remember that this game was fixed 
by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay) before these folks ever had a 
chance to play.
  To our colleague who dared mention the heroes of the Alamo, (Mr. 
Johnson of Texas) it takes far more courage to put your political life 
on the line than to follow like sheep. And how ironic, it was William 
Barrett Travis who drew that line in the sand at the Alamo, and it is 
the county named for him that is being sliced and split apart like 
never before in the history of our great State.
  Desertion, yes. The people of Texas were deserted when Tom's buddies 
refused to have redistricting hearings around the State and listen to 
the people and when my neighbors in Travis County were locked out of 
those hearings and then ignored. That is the real desertion that these 
brave Texans--Dawnna Dukes, Eddie Rodriguez, Elliott Naishtat, and 
their colleagues are fighting in Ardmore, Oklahoma, this morning.

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