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On the recordOctober 15, 1998
do-nothing indeed. Members forget that just about a month ago the President of the United States signed into law a little recognized bill that we had been working on for about 2 or 3 years, the Bio Materials Access bill. This provides a steady flow of vital materials to people who need medical devices like hip replacements, and heart shunts and brain shunts. That was a bill that this do-nothing Congress put into place and attacked the problems of health care, prevention of disease and products liability all in one bill. The President signed it right after we promoted it and passed it into law. Do-nothing indeed. That is a slander to say something like that. At the same time we passed an IRS reform bill that the American people by 90 to 10 advocated, supported and applauded when it finally became law. Do-nothing indeed. We will do nothing to harm the American people. We will do nothing to harm Social Security. We will do nothing to harm the prospects of a steady economy in the near and far future. That is what we are, we do something.
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Hon. George W. Gekas
Pennsylvania

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Defending Congress's legislative achievements against claims of inaction.

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