[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18954]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING 10 YEARS OF REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN U.S. HOUSE

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, several of us are coming to the well 
this morning to celebrate the decade since those revolutionary, 
visionary Republicans gained a majority in this House and helped put 
America back on the right track.
  Today, Americans are paying lower taxes. We have a stronger, more 
well-trained military, and we fight every day to decrease regulation 
and to get at the heart of waste, fraud and abuse in our government. 
None of this, not any of it, would have happened without those 
passionate patriotic Republicans.
  We understand that small businesses are what fuel this economy, so we 
have worked to help create and expand jobs. We have created health 
savings accounts, which give Americans more control over their health 
care dollars, greater choices.
  Our historic tax relief has helped push America out of recession and 
helped to protect the American Dream for future generations. 
Republicans know that government does not create jobs; small business 
does. And we celebrate 10 years of success.

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