[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                            A NEW ERA BEGINS

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Madam Speaker, this has been an exciting January here in 
Washington, but as we begin our work of the 107th Congress, it is 
important that we keep our focus on what we were sent here to do. As 
Members of Congress, we stood in this Chamber to take our oath of 
offices, promising to do the will of the American people; and this 
month we witnessed the inauguration of a new administration, an 
administration dedicated and committed to leading this Nation with 
integrity and fairness.
  Madam Speaker, this 107th Congress has the opportunity to usher in a 
new era of politics. Together, this Congress and the Bush 
administration can successfully address the challenges facing our 
Nation, including ensuring military readiness, providing quality health 
care for all, and enacting meaningful education reform. We were elected 
to accomplish these goals, and now it is time for us to do our work and 
that of the American people.

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