[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 9946]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ARE YOU BETTER OFF?

  (Mr. NUSSLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NUSSLE. It is hard to believe that the Democrats are coming to 
the floor today and trying to spread fear and make sure that people 
feel that they are not better off. They ask the question, Are you 
better off than 4 years ago? They hope you are not. Republicans not 
only hope you are, but will work to make sure you are.
  The Democrats have no plan to balance the budget. All they offer from 
their nominee is higher taxes and bigger government. The seniors, for 
the first time since the Medicare plan was put into place in 1965, have 
choices as a result of a Republican Congress and President Bush.
  Students have received two times the increase of education funding 
since Republicans took office, three times for special education alone.
  We have more workers working in this country than at any time in 
American history.
  We had the strongest growth in the last 6 months. In the last 20 
years we have not seen this kind of growth.
  Interest rates are at the lowest ever.
  The other side has stopped an energy plan going on now 6 years, and 
now they stand at the gas pump and wring their hands and wonder why gas 
prices are as high as they are.
  Democrats hope you are not better off. Republicans will work to make 
sure you are better off.

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