[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 29, 1994]
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                           TIME FOR A CHANGE

  (Mr. BURTON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I have heard my Democrat 
colleagues come to the floor today attacking our contract with America 
because they are scared to death. They have lost election after 
election after election this year. The Speaker only got 35 percent of 
the vote in his own district. They are all terrified.
  I would like to ask them, what is wrong with making a contract with 
America that says we will bring to the floor of the House a balanced 
amendment to the Constitution? They do not want to do that. What is 
wrong with bringing a line-item veto piece of legislation to the floor 
for a vote? They do not want to do that. What is wrong with tax 
fairness for senior citizens, where they go on Social Security and 
right now they are penalized if they work. We are going to change that 
if we get a chance, but they do not want to do that because they say it 
is going to take money away from the Treasury that they want to spend 
on more and more new social programs.
  If we cut taxes, we put more money in Americans' pockets that they 
can spend and create an economic boom that brings in more taxes because 
more people are working. But they do not want to do that. They believe 
Government knows best how to spend your money. We do not believe that. 
That is why we want to change. They have had control for 40 years. It 
is time for a change, America.
  We are going to bring these things to the floor so you will get what 
you want out of Congress, not what they are giving you, more and more 
government.

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