[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 16047-16048]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 106TH CONGRESS HAS AGENDA FOR SUCCESS

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Madam Speaker, nothing we do here in Congress can be 
accomplished alone. Today I want to thank my colleagues on both sides 
of the aisle who have worked to make the 106th Congress' record one of 
accomplishment and not of partisan gridlock.
  This Congress has passed some of the most solid education reform ever 
brought before this body, measures that will give parents and teachers 
more flexibility to meet students' unique needs.
  But that is not all. We have also worked tirelessly to pay off our 
national public debt, which is saddling

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children born this year with a $13,300 debt burden.
  Our debt relief measure also saves the average household an estimated 
$4,000 in interest payments over the next 10 years.
  Think of what American families can do with that $4,000 in additional 
income.
  The 106th Congress has an agenda for success, and I am proud to be 
part of it.

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