[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 138 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 28, 1994]
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                        A CONTRACT IS A PROMISE

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, starting this past Thursday, the 
Democratic leadership has begun a carefully orchestrated campaign of 
misinformation on the Republican contract with America.
  Why you might ask? Well, they are scared.
  What we propose is a simple straight-forward, 100-day legislative 
agenda that offers hard-working American taxpayers a real choice, a 
real chance, and some real hope.
  And rather than get into the legislative specifics of the contract, 
let me just say that under our guarantee, we promise to limit Federal 
bureaucracy, make Government accountable, promote economic 
opportunities and individual responsibility, and maintain security at 
home and abroad.
  A growing number of Americans are discarding the failed ideas of big 
government, and it is up to Congress to recognize this movement.
  We've made our promise. Now isn't it about time that our friends on 
the other side of the aisle make their own stand? They need to realize 
that the public does not want rhetoric; they want accountability. 
Yesterday, we showed we're accountable, and we started delivering.

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