[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 KERRY-EDWARDS OFFER UPLIFTING MESSAGE

  (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 praise the middle-class 
values and positive vision for our country that John Kerry and John 
Edwards are offering America.
  Yesterday, Senator Edwards brought the ticket's Front Porch Tour to 
the Triangle region of North Carolina. My North Carolina neighbors are 
excited about the uplifting message that the Senator presents for a 
better tomorrow. The Kerry-Edwards ticket offers real hope to make 
America stronger at home and respected throughout the world.
  Unfortunately, Republicans in Washington are so afraid of running on 
their record, they have launched a ferocious negative attack on John 
Edwards. Just yesterday, Roll Call ran an article quoting a Republican 
leader saying, ``It is now critical to brand John Edwards.'' After 4 
years of running this country into the ground, the Republican regime 
has nothing to offer but attack politics.
  Democrats offer a better alternative. Senator John Kerry plans to 
fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act that the Republican leadership 
has shortchanged by $27 billion. Senator Kerry also supports school 
construction legislation to build new schools and get children out of 
trailers. As the first member of his family to go to college, John 
Edwards will work to make sure that families have opportunities for 
higher education.

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