[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO LEON BRIDGES

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                          HON. JOHNNY ISAKSON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 20, 2003

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. Speaker, as I listen to the constant references to 
``tax breaks for the rich'' and ``big business'' in the speeches of 
those that oppose the President's Economic Growth Package, I can't help 
but think of my constituent Leon Bridges.
  Leon is not rich and his business is not big, but like millions of 
hard working Americans he is the heart and soul of the American 
Economy. Leon Bridges is a homebuilder and developer who employs 
carpenters, mason, and laborers to build homes that shelter families in 
my district. He borrows money to build from our community banks, and 
guarantees its repayment through the long hours he works. When his 
houses and lots sell and he makes a profit, he pays the taxes that fund 
the government we in this House oversee.
  Leon Bridges and the millions of taxpayers like him deserve the 
President's Economic Growth Package and the tax reductions it includes. 
While some choose to demonize those who work hard, take risks, and 
provide jobs, I believe we should reward them--for it is they that make 
America prosper.

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