Jack Kingston: “we are about to go home for a work recess. There are a lot of issues that Congress is dealing with, some that we have…”

“we are about to go home for a work recess. There are a lot of issues that Congress is dealing with, some that we have not addressed that I look forward to addressing when we get back, some of the environmental issues, the defense issues, GATT, private property rights issues, reapportionment. Reapportionment, right now there are many Southern States that are under the Voting Rights Act, that have lawsuits that have been filed or that are being appealed, and that at this point appears to be something a little bit more unique to the Southern States that are subject to the Voting Rights Act. Mr. Speaker, I believe when we get back that is going to spread all over the country, and it will probably be proper for Congress to address the issue about minority voting representation, because I was a member of the State legislature at the time when Georgia drew our lines, and I know at the time we worked under Justice Department guidelines. Now I understand that there are many people who believe that those guidelines were not poured in concrete, as we were led to believe. The lawsuits are indicating this. I think it is going to be something we will need to address. Mr. Speaker, what I want to talk about tonight, the centerpiece of all legislation is the cost, so I want to talk about the budget. As Members know, our national debt right now is $4.5 trillion. It is a bipartisan problem.…”