[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA IS THE BEST AGENDA

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

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