[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 141 (Monday, October 3, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 3, 1994]
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                              COLUMBUS DAY

  (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, a week from now the Nation 
celebrates Columbus Day.
  We recognize him of course, for discovering America over 500 years 
ago. Amazingly, that is a feat the President and his party have yet to 
accomplish.
  I say this because they continue to oppose the only document in 
Washington today that encompasses America's demand for change: 
Republican's contract with America.
  By opposing a balanced budget amendment, term limits, a line-item 
veto, and help for America's families, Democrats have missed the boat. 
The President and his party insist on mimicking the flat-earthers of 
yesterday who could not see beyond the horizon.
  Five hundred years ago, they would have remained in Spain, firmly 
attached to the Old World rather than attempting to find the New.
  They would have waved good-bye at the docks, full of reasons why it 
could not, should not, or would not be done. And when the ships 
returned, they would have been just as full of doubts that America had 
been found.
  Republicans are reenacting Columbus' voyage because like him, we have 
discovered America and we have the contract to prove it.

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