[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, Napoleon Bonaparte once said ``if you wish 
to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.'' 
Promise everything, deliver nothing. That also happens to be the mantra 
of our Democratic leadership on the other side.
  We all know, however, how Napoleon's plans turned out. Thankfully, 
this Republican-led Congress realized the importance of promises it 
made to the American people, and this Republican Congress is keeping 
those promises.
  We passed a responsible, affordable, and voluntary Medicare 
prescription drug plan. We passed a Commerce, Justice, State Department 
Appropriations Act, which provides the resources necessary to fight 
crime and enforce our laws.
  We passed a Defense appropriations bill which boosts funding for 
critical military readiness and gives our servicemen and women a much-
deserved pay raise. Instead of just touting useless rhetoric and making 
empty promises, this Republican Congress has and will continue to take 
action in addressing the problems facing the American people.

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