[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 29, 1994]
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               DEMOCRATS ATTACK GOP CONTRACT OUT OF FEAR

  (Mr. WALKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, today we have heard from Democrats who are 
scared to death of the Republican contract with America because they 
have totally lost contact with America.
  All one has to do is look at the legislation that they are bringing 
to the House floor today. The so-called lobbying bill turns out to be a 
massive assault on religious people in America who seek to petition 
their government.
  Not long ago, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign 
Committee said that his party was going to launch a political assault 
on the religious conservatives who have the audacity to think that they 
should have some say about what their government does. Now we see what 
he meant. The lobbying bill contains a grassroots gag rule that could 
result in intimidation of religious groups that seek to speak up for 
the things they believe.
  The Democrats attack the contract with America because they fear the 
commonsense policies it advocates. Meantime, they propose legislation 
aimed at shutting up America so they do not have to listen to the 
complaints about Democrat failures.

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