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Joe Scarborough: it certainly is an honor to be here this morning, and it was an honor to be back in my district during the break and see…

On the recordMay 2, 1995
it certainly is an honor to be here this morning, and it was an honor to be back in my district during the break and see the excitement that people had about where this country was going, where their government was going. And to follow up on what a few speakers have said before me, we are not antigovernment. This revolution that is sweeping across Washington is not an antigovernment revolution. When Thomas Jefferson said that the government that governs least governs best, he was not saying that being antigovernment. He was saying it being pro-freedom, and that is what this has been about. That is what this 100 days has been about. And this is what we are going to do with the next 100 days and the next 2 years; we are going to restore the American dream and, yes, we must pay tribute to the Federal employees that not only lost their lives but also those that went out and sacrificed and worked throughout this tragedy. But it is our purpose and our function and our goal to free all Americans from an overbearing centralized bureaucracy, so Federal employees and all citizens can enjoy the American dream and can look back to Thomas Jefferson's statement that the government that governs least governs best as a statement that does not decry Federal Government but praises freedom in America. That is what the American dream is about and that is what we are going to be doing the next 100 days, continuing to revive the American dream.
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Joe Scarborough
Florida

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Addressing the importance of government and the American dream during a speech on the House floor.

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