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about where this country was going,

where their government was going.

And to follow up on what a few speakers have said before me, we are not

antigovernment.

This revolution that is sweeping

across Washington is not an

antigovernment revolution. When

Thomas Jefferson said that the government that governs least governs best,

he was not saying that being

antigovernment. He was saying it

being pro-freedom, and that is what

this has been about. That is what this

100 days has been about. And this is

what we are going to do with the next

100 days and the next 2 years; we are

going to restore the American dream

and, yes, we must pay tribute to the

Federal employees that not only lost

their lives but also those that went out

and sacrificed and worked throughout

this tragedy.

But it is our purpose and our function and our goal to free all Americans

from an overbearing centralized bureaucracy, so Federal employees and

all citizens can enjoy the American

dream and can look back to Thomas

Jefferson’s statement that the government that governs least governs best

as a statement that does not decry

Federal Government but praises freedom in America. That is what the

American dream is about and that is

what we are going to be doing the next

100 days, continuing to revive the

American dream.

THE NEXT 100 DAYS

f(Mr. TATE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. TATE. Mr. Speaker, when I ran

for office going door to door, people

would always tell me, do what you said

you were going to do. And that is exactly what the House Republicans did

when they came to Congress: promises

made, promises kept.

As I had town hall meetings throughout my district, talking to people, they

said: We appreciate what you are

doing. Do not listen to those special interest groups tell you do not do this, do

not do that. Stick to your guns.

That is exactly what we are going to

be doing over the next 100 days. We are

going to take on the deficit. We are

going to balance our budget. There is

an $18,500 debt for every man, women,

and child in this country. For my

daughter Madeleine, that is unacceptable. She should not be saddled with an

$18,000 debt.

The question really is going to be in

the next 100 days, do we borrow or do

we balance? Do we borrow or do we balance? The people of my district and the

people of this country and the people of

American have said they want Congress to balance its budget. That is exactly what we are going to do over the

next 100 days.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

PRO TEMPORE

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.

COMBEST). Pursuant to the provisions

of clause 5 of rule I, the Chair announces that he will postpone further

proceedings today on the motion to

suspend the rules on which a recorded

vote or the yeas and nays are ordered,

or on which the vote is objected to

under clause 4 of rule XV.

Such rollcall vote, if postponed, will

be taken after votes on the motion regarding a conference on H.R. 1158.

EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING A VISIT BY

fTHE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON TAIWAN

Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, I move

to suspend the rules and agree to the

concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 53)

expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a private visit by President

Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China

on Taiwan to the United States, as

amended.

The Clerk read as follows:

H. CON. RES. 53

Whereas United States diplomatic and economic security interests in East Asia have

caused the United States to maintain a policy of recognizing the People’s Republic of

China while maintaining solidarity with the

democratic aspirations of the people of Taiwan;

Whereas the Republic of China on Taiwan

(known as Taiwan) is the United States sixth

largest trading partner and an economic

powerhouse buying more than twice as much

annually from the United States as do the

1,200,000,000 Chinese of the People’s Republic

of China;

Whereas the American people are eager for

expanded trade opportunities with Taiwan,

the possessor of the world’s second largest

foreign exchange reserves;

Whereas the United States interests are

served by supporting democracy and human

rights abroad;

Whereas Taiwan is a model emerging democracy, with a free press, free elections,

stable democratic institutions, and human

rights protections;

Whereas vigorously contested elections

conducted on Taiwan in December 1994 were

extraordinarily free and fair;

Whereas the United States interests are

best served by policies that treat Taiwan’s

leaders with respect and dignity;

Whereas President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan, a Ph.D. graduate of Cornell University,

has been invited to pay a private visit to his

alma mater and to attend the annual USAROC Economic Council Conference in Anchorage, Alaska;

Whereas there are no legitimate grounds

for excluding President Lee Teng-hui from

paying private visits;

Whereas the Senate of the United States

voted several times in 1994 to welcome President Lee to visit the United States; and

Whereas Public Law 103–416 provides that

the President of Taiwan shall be welcome in

the United States at any time to discuss a

host of important bilateral issues: Now,

therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the

Senate concurring), That it is the sense of the

Congress that the President should promptly

indicate that the United States will welcome

a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui to

his alma mater, Cornell University, and will

welcome a transit stop by President Lee in

Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the USA-ROC

Economic Council Conference.

SEC. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit a copy of this

concurrent resolution to the President.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from

Nebraska [Mr. BEREUTER] will be recognized for 20 minutes, and the gentleman from California [Mr. BERMAN]

will be recognized for 20 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman

from Nebraska [Mr. BEREUTER].

Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield

myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific,

this Member rises in strong support for

House Concurrent Resolution 53, expressing the sense of the Congress that

the United States should grant a visa

to President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan

for a private visit to the United States

to receive an honorary degree from his

alma mater, Cornell University.

This Member commends the initiative of the author of this resolution,

the distinguished gentleman from California [Mr. LANTOS]. This Member

would also commend the chairman of

the International Relations Committee, the distinguished gentleman from

New York [Mr. GILMAN] for bringing

this resolution before this body in a

timely manner.

Action of the House International

Relations Committee on this resolution has demonstrated overwhelming

bipartisan sentiment that the United

States should grant a visa to President

Lee for such a private visit. On April 5,

the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the full Committee on International Relations unanimously endorsed the resolution. It continues to

be this Member’s view that issuance of

a visitor’s visa to President Lee is not

inconsistent with the United States

‘‘One China’’ policy which limits official contact with Taiwan. Moreover,

this Member believes that issuance of

the visa is only fitting considering our

close economic ties with Taiwan and

the democratic strides made by President Lee’s government.

The United States pioneered, through

the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979 and

the establishment of the American Institute in Taiwan, the successful maintenance of unofficial ties with Taiwan.

Even as the United States shifted its

official recognition in 1979 from Taipei

to Beijing, the Congress made it clear

to the Chinese that the United States

would maintain cultural, commercial,

and other unofficial ties with Taiwan.

Moreover, as mandated by the Taiwan

Relations Act, the United States provides defense material and training to

Taiwan to enable it to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability.

The question then is: Why the President of Taiwan would not be permitted

to make a private visit to the United

States to receive an honorary degree at