Lamar on Federal Government</HEAD> </HEAD> <PRE><BODY> Excerpt taken from Lamar Alexander's speech, "Less from Washington. More >From Us" Less from Washington and more from us is not a Washington message, of course. But it is the theme, that as president, will define my agenda, my guide to thinking, and help a Republican administration focus on the most important issues: citizenship, personal responsibilty and giving Americans more control over their lives. We need to stop studying the problems and start solving them. We need a sense of urgency that permeates what we do today, and everyday, because so much is at stake. We need a president who is determined enough, even stubborn enough, not to let special interests and defenders of the status quo get in tthe way of a citizenship agenda that will eliminate the obstacles standing between American people and all that they can be-for themselves, for their families and for their communities. I intend to throw myself into the fulfillment of this agenda with everything that I have-tolerating no institutional excuses or bureaucratic delays. </PRE> </BODY>