[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 29181]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              AMERICA WANTS A CONGRESS THAT WORKS FOR THEM

  (Mr. STUPAK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, this Republican-led Congress is a Congress 
of catchy slogans and gimmicks in trying to pass the appropriation 
bills, gimmicks like trying to create a 13th month for budget purposes, 
gimmicks like trying to declare everything an emergency, like the 2000 
census, even though it has been in the Constitution for over 200 years.
  Now their latest gimmick is a button to tell themselves to stop 
raiding the Social Security Trust Fund. Instead of gimmicks in raiding 
the Social Security Trust Fund to pay for the emergency spending, 
American people ask for things that cost very little and would improve 
their lives, like a patients' bill of rights so they and their doctors 
can make their medical decisions and not the HMO; like an increase in 
the minimum wage so everyone can enjoy our strong economy; like 100,000 
more teachers so we can have smaller class sizes; and prescription drug 
coverage for seniors.
  Mr. Speaker, let us work for the American people. Unfortunately, 
under the Republican-led Congress, it is always the same old story. Tax 
breaks for the rich and a tax on Government. America wants a Congress 
that works for them, like Democrats are fighting for.

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