[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14742]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           PRAISING SELECTION OF JOHN EDWARDS AS RUNNING MATE

  (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I want to praise John Kerry's selection of 
Senator John Edwards as his running mate.
  For more than 2 decades, Senator Edwards has been fighting on behalf 
of the little guy against America's large corporate interests. John 
Kerry picked the perfect running mate to complete a ticket that brings 
hope to middle-class Americans that their needs will no longer be 
ignored at the White House.
  Senator Edwards talks movingly and effectively about two Americas. 
Over the past 3 years, the bridge between them has grown dramatically, 
thanks to failed policies pushed by the Bush administration that 
benefit only the privileged few. I am confident the Kerry/Edwards 
ticket will energize Americans to demand a change of course and support 
a new vision for America.

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