State of the Union Address

Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the 103rd Congress, my fellowAmericans:I am not sure what speech is in the TelePrompTer tonight, but I hope we cantalk about the State of the Union.I ask you to begin by recalling the memory of the giant who presided overthis chamber with such force and grace. Tip O'Neill liked to call himself"A Man of the House" and he surely was that. But even more, he was a man ofthe people, a bricklayer's son who helped to build the great Americanmiddle class. Tip O'Nei