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I applaud the effort of our negotiators because they share the commitment to raise the wages of American workers and ensure that strong growth balances the budget. At the end of the day. when the dust clears. we must look back over the past 3 years with some amazement and pride. We have enacted a balanced budget. cut taxes on families and job creators. reformed welfare. controlled illegal immigration. saved Medicare. and made private sector health insurance more available and affordable. Combine the achievement of those bedrock Republican Party goals with the expansion of free trade through the North American Free Trade Agreement and the OATT Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in the 103d Congress and the election and historic reelection of the Republican Congress. and we can make the case that President Clinton has compiled one of the most impressive Republican legacies of any President in this century. Mr.