Roscoe Bartlett: “since 1995, Republicans have worked to change the very essence of government to make it an example of common sense, not…”

“since 1995, Republicans have worked to change the very essence of government to make it an example of common sense, not nonsense. While it is impossible to change 40 years of big government overnight, we are making significant progress. This year alone, House Republicans passed a Medicare lockbox bill, a sequel to last year's successful Social Security lockbox measure, which protected Social Security surpluses from being spent on anything but Social Security or debt reduction. We have also passed a prescription drug measure that makes prescription drugs affordable and available to the 30 percent of Medicare beneficiaries who currently cannot afford the prescription drugs they need. We have also passed the IDEA Full Funding Act, legislation to help handicapped children get the best education possible. These measures bring much-needed fairness to the Federal Government, and Republicans will continue to work to make legislation like this a priority for Congress.”