[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 138 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 28, 1994]
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            WHAT ARE DEMOCRAT CHICKEN LITTLES SO AFRAID OF?

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. speaker, Democrats are running around like a 
flock of Chicken Littles, all frantically clucking ``the sky is 
falling, the sky is falling.''
  Why? Because of Republicans' contract with America. So much commotion 
begs the question: What are the Democrats so afraid of?
  Are the Democrats afraid of the fiscal responsibility this contract 
would require? Are they afraid that we will take back our Nation's 
streets?
  Are they afraid of our proposals to increase personal responsibility 
or to reinforce America's families? Are they afraid of job creation, of 
legal reforms, and allowing seniors to work without penalty?
  Are the Democrats afraid of these reforms that America wants or are 
they just afraid that reform--real reform, real change, and right now--
will cost them their ability to dictate to this Congress and this 
country what will be debated?
  Republicans' contract with America does not signal that the sky is 
falling, as the Democrat Chicken Littles claim. Republicans' contract 
with America signals that the clouds are parting.

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