[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11359-11360]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        SUPPORT TEXAS DEMOCRATS

  (Mr. SANDLIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, today we pause and say thank God that we 
have at least some members, men and women of the Texas House, men of 
honor, that work hard, that play by the rules, that stand for what is 
right. This week over 50 courageous Democrats told the Governor, the 
Texas Speaker, and the majority leader of this body, enough is enough.
  I particularly want to recognize my east Texas representatives, my 
friends, Barry Telford, Mark Homer, Chuck Hopson, Dan Ellis, and Jim 
McReynolds. Men of honor. Men of respect. Men of conviction.
  Texas Speaker Tom Craddick is unhappy because the Democrats broke his 
quorum. While Craddick has had time to whine and moan and complain and 
make up childish names for the Democrats, he has not had time to tell 
you, Mr. Speaker, one important fact: Mr. Craddick made history in 1971 
as a leader of the Dirty 30, 30 Texas legislators who disappeared in 
protest of a heavy-handed speaker. This is hypocrisy at its worst. Now 
Craddick has the DPS and the Texas Rangers after the Democrats. The 
Governor is using the AMBER Alert System to try to find the 
legislators. The majority leader of the House is trying to get the FBI 
involved. This is absolutely shameless.
  Thanks to Barry, Mark, Chuck, Dan and Jim. The people of Texas are 
depending on you.

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