[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18294]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, when the Republicans took over the House 
and the Senate and the White House, a lot of critics in this town said, 
well, now they have an opportunity and they won't be able to capitalize 
on it because no one gets along in Washington, DC, and it doesn't 
really matter who is in charge.
  But that has not been the case. The President passed his No Child 
Left Behind with a statement in there that I think is very important, 
and there is no bigotry as bad as the label of low expectations, 
challenging the status quo in education. He has fought and led the 
fight in the war against terrorism, taking our troops to places like 
Afghanistan and Iraq, making very difficult decisions and yet making 
the world safe once more and telling terrorists, we're not going to let 
you get away it.
  We have just recently passed Medicare reform which gives our seniors 
a much-needed prescription drug bill so that they will not have to 
choose between prescription medicine and food. And, of course, we have 
passed a substantial tax reform and reduction package, one that will 
get Americans working again, one that will create jobs, one that will 
allow middle-class families to keep more of their hard-earned income.

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