[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 139-140]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   LISTEN CAREFULLY TO PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TONIGHT

  (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, President Clinton is going to give his State 
of the Union message this evening and I am going to listen very, very 
intently.
  I think when we look back at this administration we can see a very 
successful administration. Prosperity is at an

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all-time high, our economy is growing, we are about to set a record in 
terms of the economy, and that has been done by this President and this 
administration.
  The important things that the President will stress tonight are going 
to be very, very important to listen to, but I think preserving Social 
Security and Medicare is something that the American people want and 
that this administration will do.
  A prescription drug program. I know our senior citizens on Medicare 
need help with prescription drugs.
  Targeted tax cuts. We do not need a risky tax scheme that give tax 
breaks for the rich. We need targeted tax cuts to help middle America, 
to help the middle class, to help people so that they can pay for 
college tuition for their sons and daughters.
  My daughter is going to college, and families are struggling to try 
to send their children to college. So the President's proposal to have 
tax deductions or a tax credit for college students is certainly 
something that we need.
  Gun control, campaign finance reform, a patient's bill of rights, 
these are the things that Congress should pass this year.

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