[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 369]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             CONTINUING THE RECORD U.S. ECONOMIC EXPANSION

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, it is generally known that success has 1,000 
fathers and defeat is an orphan. I would like to stand here and go one 
step further and compliment the President, for in his State of the 
Union he used the plural ``we'' in describing the fact that as we mark 
this February 1, 2000, it is the anniversary of the longest economic 
expansion in our Nation's history. I am glad that he used the plural 
``we'' in describing the fact that we have encouraged policies which 
have allowed the American people to bring about this economic 
expansion.
  The real challenge is are we going to continue to do everything that 
we can to pursue those shared goals of maintaining a balanced budget, 
reducing the tax burden on working Americans, encouraging global trade, 
which is very, very key, making sure that we continue to reform 
welfare, and encourage work and productivity. I think we have a chance 
to do that.
  HMO reform, I would say to my friend from Texas, is among those 
priorities. Congress adjourned before Thanksgiving. It is true that in 
the last couple of months we have not been working on it, but we are 
committed to moving ahead with that legislation just as quickly as we 
possibly can. I am glad that we are working together.

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