[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HOUSE ACHIEVEMENTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, the Members of the 108th House of 
Representatives have served the American people well during the longest 
legislative stretch we will have this year. We have passed, or will 
pass, legislation that has upheld American values, protected American 
families, affirmed fiscal discipline, and provided tax relief for 
millions. The record is clear.
  We passed a permanent ban on human cloning.
  We passed a resolution affirming Americans' identity as ``one Nation, 
under God, indivisible'' in the Pledge of Allegiance.
  We passed the Social Security Protection Act to crack down on waste, 
fraud and abuse against the program's most vulnerable intended 
beneficiaries.
  We passed a budget that sets the United States on a path to balance 
and provides tax relief necessary to stimulate an economy that can meet 
all our needs.
  We passed a compassionate and effective welfare reform package.
  We passed sweeping reforms to the Nation's bankruptcy system.
  We passed medical liability reform.
  We passed legislation providing $835 million in tax relief for 
America's military servicemen and their families.
  We passed legislation to create a national AMBER Alert system.
  We passed tougher penalties against criminals who prey on children 
and funding to assist battered-women shelters and victims of family 
violence.
  Not a bad start. Yet before we recess, the House will also complete a 
final budget resolution with the Senate to provide tax relief and 
fiscal accountability. We will pass a comprehensive energy package to 
better secure the United States by reducing our dependence on foreign 
oil. We will pass the supplemental appropriation to fund the liberation 
of Iraq, the ongoing war on terror, and meet emerging homeland security 
needs. The House of Representatives has acted on behalf of our troops 
on the other side of the world and we have acted to secure their proud 
and grateful countrymen here at home.
  Mr. Speaker, our actions speak for themselves, so I will stop 
interrupting.

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