Newt Gingrich: “I rise to describe what the Congress has been doing and what I believe it will be doing in the near future, because as…”

“I rise to describe what the Congress has been doing and what I believe it will be doing in the near future, because as we enter the Easter recess at the end of this week, Members will be going home, and I think it is fair for our constituents to ask us where are we going, what is this Congress going to be like, and what have we achieved on behalf of the American people. There are five basic messages that I think House Republicans in particular can take home, but a number of Democrats can agree with these messages. I think in a broad way, this is a principled bipartisanship that outlines a direction that most Americans will want to go in. First, we have developed and unveiled a 2-year agenda, creating a better America for ourselves and our children, and I will talk about that agenda in just a moment. Second, we are focusing on keeping our children and communities safe by winning the war on drugs as a top priority for this country. Third, we are committed to lowering interest rates and creating better jobs by producing a balanced budget this year. Fourth, we have as an objective ending the Internal Revenue Service as we know it. We want to help the taxpayers save time and money by providing real tax relief, simplifying our needlessly complex Tax Code, and reforming the Internal Revenue Service. And fifth, as proof that what we are working on can be achieved, welfare reform is a success story.”