Sam Gibbons: “as we prepare for the 107th Congress, I call upon my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to work with this…”

“as we prepare for the 107th Congress, I call upon my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to work with this Republican-led Congress to do the work of the people. On November 7, the people of this country entrusted us with many responsibilities, including passing tax relief, implementing education reform, and ensuring quality and affordable health care for every American. It is time that our hard-working families receive a break from the overwhelming tax burdens preventing many from saving for their child's education or even for their own retirement. It is time that our seniors be able to afford both food and medicine through a voluntary prescription drug benefit under Medicare. And it is time that our teachers and parents, not the Washington bureaucrats, are empowered to provide a quality education for America's children. Working together, in a bipartisan fashion, we can accomplish these goals and many more. It is my hope that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will put political partisanship aside and join with me to do the work of the people.”