[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 140 (Tuesday, October 7, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1982]
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                           BUILDING MOMENTUM

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                             HON. TOM DeLAY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 7, 2003

  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, since the first days after 9/11, President 
Bush has made clear two priorities in his vision for American security.
  First, that the top priority of his administration is to defend our 
nation and free nations everywhere by declaring and winning a war 
against global terror. And second, that this war on terror is unlike 
any conflict in history, fought simultaneously on economic, military, 
and diplomatic fronts around the world.
  In the last week, good news has emerged in several of these sectors.
  First of all, American businesses created 57,000 jobs last month, 
strengthening our economy and putting paychecks back into our people's 
hands. Our national security is dependent on the creation of even more 
jobs and economic growth, so that we can afford to meet the ever-
changing challenges of the war on terror.
  That's why President Bush's tax relief has proven so vital, and why 
proposals to raise new taxes are so dangerous.
  Even as the economy rebounds here at home, we've got to keep 
military, diplomatic, and economic pressure on the terrorists around 
the world. So, this week, the Appropriations Committee will take up the 
President's supplemental war budget request--after two weeks of 
hearings--to pay for our ongoing military and democracy-building 
efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  We are also committed to keeping up the diplomatic pressure on states 
that harbor and assist terrorists themselves. Toward that end, this 
week the International Relations Committee will take up the Syria 
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act.
  This bill, which is cosponsored by 260 members of the House, 
identifies Syria's continued actions assisting international terrorism 
and lays out potential sanctions against Syria for such activity.
  On the heels of Israel's justified destruction of a Syrian terrorist 
training camp over the weekend, it's imperative the United States 
remain true to the Bush Doctrine, support our allies, and stand up to 
Syria's continued allegiance with evil.
  All three of these items, Mr. Speaker--the growing economic recovery, 
the supplemental war budget, and the Syria accountability bill--will 
continue to build America's momentum in the war on terror. That 
momentum will continue to forge prosperity and security for the 
American people and in turn create peace around the world.

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