[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10193-10194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TIME FOR A NEW AGENDA IN WASHINGTON

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I feel a 
great injustice is being done to our Nation. It seems that our 
Republican colleagues decided to place the concerns of the American 
people aside so they can continue to divide us. Mr. Speaker, our 
country needs solutions to problems. Unfortunately, the majority is so 
out of touch with the average citizens of this Nation, they refuse to 
see the true important issues. Americans are worried about how they are 
going to pay for their children's college tuition. That is why we have 
a plan on helping parents better afford college by doubling the amount 
they can write off for their children's tuition.
  America is worried about how they are going to pay for their high 
energy bills. That is why we need an energy package that ends our 
dependence on foreign oil.
  These are issues that are important to all our citizens. We need a 
change from the ``no solution'' rhetoric of our colleagues on the other 
side of the aisle. The American citizens are tired of the division of 
our Nation. We need to unite our Nation and begin to govern not just 
for the few but for all. That is what we have been elected to do and 
that is what we should demand of ourselves. It is time for a new agenda 
here in Washington, one that focuses on the issues of all Americans, 
not just the few.

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