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




                        GOP 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

  (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Americans celebrate 
the 10-year anniversary of Republican majority in this House of 
Representatives. Let us remember that it was President Reagan's 
emphasis on security that provided the legacy that we now use as the 
starting point for the Grand Old Party.
  If Congress does not see to it that every American is safe, does 
anything else matter? Republicans answered this question by 
strengthening our military, equipping our troops, confronting 
terrorists on their turf and taking care of our veterans when they 
return home. From the fall of the Iron Curtain and the demise of 
communism to the liberation of Iraq and Afghanistan, Republicans have 
driven policy that has transformed unsafe nations while protecting our 
own.
  Republicans recognize that we do not need to seek a permission slip 
to defend our Nation and that nothing is more important than a safe, 
secure America.

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