[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18953]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 REPUBLICAN PARTY IN BREACH OF CONTRACT

  (Mr. McDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, it is time to declare the Republican 
Party in breach of contract.
  A decade ago, the GOP promised the American people they would balance 
the budget. Instead, they have engineered the largest deficit in 
history.
  A decade ago, the GOP promised Americans a fair shake. Instead, 
average Americans have seen their incomes shrink, their jobs evaporate, 
Social Security threatened, and health care beyond the reach of 45 
million Americans.
  A decade ago, the GOP promised to help seniors. Instead, the GOP sent 
plastic cards to senior citizens and big profits to drug companies. 
Some contract.
  When it comes to the American people, the GOP, like the President, 
have been AWOL. The contract is null and void. It is time for a new 
partnership. Come January, we will stand and say, Madam Speaker, as the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi) becomes the first woman 
Speaker of the House.
  The time is now and it is long overdue. It is only 40 days away.

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