Jay Inslee

Mr. INSLEE

Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, my district includes Redmond, Washington, the home of Microsoft. Madam Speaker, the true beneficiaries of the Internet explosion are consumers. They know it. A recent Wirthlin poll found that 81 percent of the public believes that Microsoft has benefited consumers. The reasons are clear. Microsoft is the leader and perhaps the most dynamic, creative, and productive industry in the history of the world. Technology is improving, prices are falling, and more people own a computer today than ever have before. The innovative people in Microsoft are a major reason for this. The Federal Government should be cautious before it intervenes in this enterprising industry. The American people are reluctant to allow the government to control the industry because it provides cheaper, more useful products every day without government intervention. We must not forget that the goal of our laws ought to be protecting the consumer, not the competition. If we focus on what is good for the consumer, the industry will continue to harness the genius of American innovation, and Microsoft will continue to serve as an engine of invention, to our mutual benefit.

Mr. INSLEE

Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I speak today as a new Member. We new Members should realize that it was not just the previous Congress that faced the historic vote on impeachment. Our vote today is every bit as historic, as crucial, and as telling as the vote in the 105th, and I say this impeachment process should stop and it should stop today. When the Nation's train is heading off a cliff and the bridge is out, it is our mutual duty to stop it and stop it today. My fellow new Members should take note. Should they vote today to continue this partisan impeachment, it will be their hands and fingerprints on the dagger of impeachment. Their constituents will rightfully ask, ``Et tu, the new House?'' We are not bound by the dead hand of the lame duck Congress. The people of my district sent home a Republican advocate of impeachment and sent me to Congress in his place. We hear glad tidings that the people want to end partisanship in this chamber. Today we can decide if that is rhetoric or reality. Our constituents are our masters, not the last Congress. Free us from the politics of the past. Join us in saying enough is enough. Let us get on with the Nation's business and defeat this measure.

Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I speak today as a new Member. We new Members should realize that it wasn't just the previous Congress that faced a historic vote on impeachment. Our vote today is every bit as historic, every bit as crucial and every bit as telling as the vote in the 105th Congress. I say this impeachment process should go no farther. It should stop today, and it will stop if we don't reappoint the impeachment managers. When the nation's train is headed off a cliff and the bridge is out, it is our duty to stop it today. My fellow new members should take note. Should you vote today to continue this partisan impeachment, it will be your hand and fingerprints on the impeachment dagger. Your constituents will ask, ``Et tu, new Congress?'' We are not bound by the dead hand of the ``Lame Duck'' Congress. The people of my district sent home a Republican advocate of impeachment and sent me to Congress in his place. We hear glad tidings that the people want to end partisanship. Today we can decide if that is rhetoric or reality. Our constituents are our masters, not the last Congress. Free us from the politics of the past, join use in saying enough is enough. Let's get on with the nation's business.