[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 135 (Friday, September 23, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 23, 1994]
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                  DEMOCRATS SCARED OF LOSING ELECTION

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, what is wrong with making a 
contract with the American people to bring a balanced budget amendment 
to the Constitution to the floor of the House? What is wrong with 
bringing a line-item veto bill to the floor of the House? What is wrong 
about bringing welfare reform legislation to the House floor? What is 
wrong with bringing tax fairness for senior citizens legislation to the 
floor of the House?
  That is what the contract we are going to make with the American 
people next week will promise. We are going to promise in the first 100 
days of a Republican Congress we will vote on this kind of legislation.
  So why are the Democrats screaming to high heaven--because they are 
scared to death? They lost election after election after election. The 
Speaker of this House this week only got 35 percent of the vote in the 
State of Washington. They are terrified that for the first time in 40 
years the Republicans are going to take control of this House.
  My friends, wake up. You are out of touch with America. The people 
want change. They want a contract, not a promise.

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