[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
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                 THE FACTS ON THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming. Mr. Speaker, this week, as has been pointed 
out, on the steps of the Capitol, Republican Members of the House and 
Republican candidates from around the country unveiled a contract with 
America. It is a contract which has caused the Democrat spin doctors to 
work overtime, and it is driving the Democrats crazy.
  The Democrats are visibly upset because the Republicans are going to 
do something they would never do. We are going to spell out to the 
American people exactly what will happen when we become a majority next 
November.
  On the first day of the new Congress, we will cut the number of 
committees and committee staffs. What is wrong with that?
  We will impose a three-fifths majority on any bill requiring tax 
increases. What is wrong with that? We will eliminate proxy voting. How 
about that one? Would that be all right?
  And in the first 100 days, we will vote up or down on a balanced 
budget. Are they opposed to that? How about a line-item veto? They do 
not like that one. A crime bill, welfare reform, tax cuts, term limits, 
none of these appeal to them.
  We will guarantee all of this in writing. And if we do not deliver, 
let our constituents fire us.
  Mr. Speaker, there is a reason why Democrats spin doctors are working 
overtime. The American people are going to embrace the contract, and 
they are going to elect a new Congress which will honor the terms of 
this contract.

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