[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15905]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICANS HAVE THE BEST AGENDA

  (Mr. COOKSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COOKSEY. Mr. Speaker, what is the Republican agenda? The 
Republican agenda is the BEST agenda for all Americans.
  ``B'' is for bolstering the national security. ``E'' is for education 
excellence. ``S'' is for strengthening retirement security. And ``T'' 
is for tax relief for working Americans.
  Americans, Republicans do have the best agenda. It is a positive, 
forward-looking agenda that recognizes that our military needs to be 
given a higher priority in a dangerous world, that our schools need to 
be improved if our children are going to enjoy a bright future, that 
seniors need to be protected against the looming Social Security and 
Medicare crises, and that Americans who pay the taxes should be given 
tax relief, not more rhetoric about why Washington needs the money.
  Bolstering national security. Education excellence. Strengthening 
retirement security. Tax relief for working Americans. Republicans have 
the BEST agenda.

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