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Kendrick Meek: just as a point of information, as we start working in a bipartisan way towards the spirit of the Miami Heat, and it is…

On the recordJune 16, 2006
just as a point of information, as we start working in a bipartisan way towards the spirit of the Miami Heat, and it is bipartisan, we have Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, also Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, also Jeff Miller from the Panhandle of Florida that have joined in in this Heat spirit. On our side we have Ms. Wasserman Schultz, myself, Congressman Alcee Hastings, and also Mr. Robert Wexler. So I mean it is kind of balanced off as it relates to who has the beads in support of the Miami Heat. We rallied them when they were down by 0-2, and we will continue to rally around them now that it is even. With that, Mr. Speaker, we would like to go into what we usually do when we come to the floor as it relates to the 30-something Working Group, talking about the issues that we have been meeting on, wanting to bring to the floor and share with the American people and also share with the Members of the House. We talk about the agenda that was released, ``A New Direction for America'' by the Democratic Caucus, and not talk about what we may do when we take the majority if the American people find it fit for us to take the majority, but what we will do, and I think it is important to say ``will.'' And I always say we have the will and desire to lead. We have the will and desire to pass legislation. We also have the will and desire, Mr.…
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