Frank Pallone: “today is April Fool's Day; and so it seems appropriate that the Republican leadership is having a rally to celebrate the…”

“today is April Fool's Day; and so it seems appropriate that the Republican leadership is having a rally to celebrate the achievements of the GOP Congress before Members leave Washington for the recess. The Republican Congress has simply wasted time in 1998, producing no results to improve the lives of the average working American. Important issues like managed care reform, Medicare expansion for those 55 to 64, a minimum wage increase, school modernization and reduced class size have simply been neglected. Democrats and President Clinton have prioritized these issues because they know they are important to the American people and will improve the quality of their lives. Just yesterday, Democrats unveiled their managed care reform legislative proposal with President Clinton's strong backing. But the Republican leadership, they just want to go home. They are incapable of addressing the issues of real concern to working Americans.”