[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14581-14582]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATIONS KERRY-EDWARDS

  (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Senator John 
Kerry for naming North Carolina's John Edwards to the Democratic 
ticket. As our State's favorite son, Senator John Edwards has done 
North Carolina proud time and again throughout his career as a people's 
lawyer, in the Senate, and on the Presidential campaign

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trail. He will do great things for our Nation.
  My friend John Edwards is in touch with the heartbeat of America 
because he has lived the American Dream. Growing up in the small rural 
town of Robbins, North Carolina, John Edwards learned the values of 
hard work, a quality education, and helping lift up those around him 
who suffered hardship. He is a living example of what we call North 
Carolina values.
  Mr. Speaker, America needs new leadership at the national level to 
make our country stronger at home and more respected around the world. 
America needs new leadership that represents the values, dreams, and 
aspirations of the middle-class families, those families struggling to 
make it into the middle class and those families struggling to stay in 
the middle class.
  Mr. Speaker, Senator Kerry's choice of John Edwards for a running 
mate is good news for North Carolina and good news for America.

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