[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 28505]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      NO MORE DEADBEAT LEADERSHIP

  (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, the Republican leadership was irresponsible 
in trying to spend the surplus on $800 billion worth of tax breaks for 
the wealthiest in this country. Now it is trying to skip town without 
addressing the needs of American families.
  The failures of this Republican leadership are many. Their budget 
does not extend the life of Social Security by a single day. It fails 
to strengthen Medicare with not even a penny to provide for a 
prescription drug benefit for seniors who are desperately looking for 
that kind of a benefit. The Republican leadership has ignored American 
families. Families overwhelmingly support common sense gun safety, laws 
that keep firearms out of the hands of kids and of criminals.
  The Republican leadership has allowed the special interests to write 
our gun laws. Common sense should be applied when it comes to the 
safety of our schools, of our neighborhoods, of office buildings and 
places of worship. This Congress should not adjourn without closing the 
loopholes that let guns fall into the wrong hands. No more deadbeat 
leadership. It is time for responsible action.

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