[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 19435]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       SERVE 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, this Republican Congress is working hard to 
pass legislation that meets the needs of Americans, such as providing 
prescription drug coverage, protecting the Medicare and Social Security 
trust funds, and paying down the national debt. Unfortunately, this 
administration and our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have 
rejected our proposals each and every time.
  Now is the time, Mr. Speaker, to meet the needs of the American 
people.
  Nevada is pioneering a plan for prescription drug coverage for our 
seniors, and this Congress should look seriously at providing similar 
coverage to all needy American seniors as well. But, like most 
Nevadans, we are tired of waiting for the Democrats to enact Social 
Security and Medicare lockbox acts, and they are tired of waiting for a 
real commitment by the Democrats to pay down our national debt.
  This Republican Congress has acted on these priorities; and now, we 
too are tired of waiting. It is time for this administration and the 
House Democrats sign into law legislation which has passed this House 
and meets the needs of the American people.
  I yield back the inaction of the Clinton-Gore Administration and the 
House Democrats, who are more concerned with political rhetoric than 
serving the American people.

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