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DeLay: Building Careers for a 21st Century America
Joins Evans, House Leaders to Unveil GOP Economic Agenda

WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today joined Commerce Secretary Don Evans, Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) and Don Wainwright, the chairman of The Manufacturing Council, for a roundtable discussion with reporters to unveil the Careers for a 21st Century America economic agenda.

“No matter which way you look at it, the American economy is as strong as it has been in years. But that success is not guaranteed in the future, and too many industries in our economy are still hamstrung by the federal government,” DeLay said. “This package of legislation marks the broadest and most forward-looking economic agenda Congress has undertaken in a generation.”

The Careers for a 21st Century America agenda includes much-needed reforms to our regulatory and tax systems. The House will dedicate eight legislative weeks this summer to increasing America’s global competitiveness by addressing key aspects of the economy, including:

- Health Care Security
- Bureaucratic Red-Tape Termination
- Lifelong Learning
- Trade Fairness and Opportunity
- Tax Relief and Simplification
- Energy Self-Sufficiency and Security
- Spurring Innovation
- Ending Lawsuit Abuse

“The Democrat concerns are more political than policy-oriented,” DeLay said. “We see outsourcing as a problem to solve. The Democrats see it as an opportunity to exploit. The Democrats have no substantive agenda. We have one that includes more than 20 specific legislative proposals already. I’ll leave it up to the American people to decide which will better serve.”

DeLay spoke specifically on decreasing our dependence on foreign oil and creating policies that encourage and reward innovation. “The new economy is going to be run on electricity, and we can’t afford another summer – let alone another decade – without a forward-looking energy policy to meet our emerging needs,” DeLay said. “We can’t hope to lead the 21st century like we led the 20th if companies feel compelled to hire more lawyers and accountants than scientists and engineers.”

House Republicans will focus on a different aspect of the Careers for a 21st Century America agenda each legislative week.