[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 27, 1994]
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             CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: A REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN

  (Mr. WELDON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, earlier today in Morning Business we heard 
many of our colleagues on the other side criticize the announcement 
that the Republicans made on the steps of the Capitol in regard to our 
contract with America. For those sitting at home or in their offices, 
they might wonder why they would do this. If we look at what has 
happened to this country in the 2 years of the Clinton administration 
where the Democratic party has controlled the House, the Senate and the 
White House, it is obvious that the American people are outraged. A 
revolution has begun. It started with the mayoral race in New York City 
and it went to Los Angeles for the mayoral race out there and then 
Jersey City where Republicans were swept to victory. Then it went to 
the special senatorial election in Georgia and the special Senate 
election in Texas where Kay Bailey Hutchison gained the second seat for 
the first time in modern history. Then it went to the President's home 
State of Arkansas where a Republican won statewide for the first time 
in 150 years. Then it swept across our congressional special elections 
from the Glenn English open seat to the seat of the revered leader of 
this institution, Bill Natcher, when he died, where we won that special 
election with a Republican for the first time in the history of that 
district.
  Mr. Speaker, the revolution will not stop. We will be swept to power 
in November, and in January the Republicans will deliver to the 
American people.

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