[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  THE SUBURBAN AGENDA ON EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, CONSERVATION AND THE 
                                ECONOMY

  (Mr. KIRK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KIRK. Mr. Speaker, Congress fulfills its potential when we 
address key problems facing American families. Most Americans in the 
21st century live in the suburbs, and the House is now moving a 
suburban agenda.
  The suburban agenda includes bipartisan legislation on education, 
health care, conservation and the economy. We unveiled the first seven 
bills for the agenda last month, and this morning I am here to report 
on the progress we have made.
  Yesterday the House passed Congressman Porter's bill allowing school 
boards across the Nation to check interstate criminal records before 
hiring a coach or a teacher. Next week, we will consider Congresswoman 
Johnson's bill to deploy full electronic medical records shown to 
reduce errors by doctors by over 80 percent.
  Action is coming in this Congress to establish 401 Kids tax-deferred 
savings accounts and new tools for parents to fight against sexual 
predators who misuse Web sites like myspace.com.
  The suburban agenda, it is moving through the Congress and helping 
this House fulfill its full potential.

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