[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 26198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      TO DO THE WORK OF THE 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, as we prepare for the 107th Congress, I 
call upon my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to work with 
this Republican-led Congress to do the work of the people.
  On November 7, the people of this country entrusted us with many 
responsibilities, including passing tax relief, implementing education 
reform, and ensuring quality and affordable health care for every 
American.
  It is time that our hard-working families receive a break from the 
overwhelming tax burdens preventing many from saving for their child's 
education or even for their own retirement. It is time that our seniors 
be able to afford both food and medicine through a voluntary 
prescription drug benefit under Medicare. And it is time that our 
teachers and parents, not the Washington bureaucrats, are empowered to 
provide a quality education for America's children.
  Working together, in a bipartisan fashion, we can accomplish these 
goals and many more.
  It is my hope that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will 
put political partisanship aside and join with me to do the work of the 
people.

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