[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
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                    MORE ON THE REPUBLICAN CONTRACT

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the house for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, last week Republicans gathered from around 
the country here on the Capitol steps to sign a contract with America. 
It was an effort put together by candidates and incumbents to let the 
American people know that if they put us in charge of this House, for 
the first time in 40 years, here is what we would do on the opening day 
and what we would do in the first 100 days.
  I guess I have to say, I have been somewhat surprised at my 
colleagues on the other side of the aisle who trashed our efforts. 
Their liberal allies down at the White House, the liberal media, they 
have begun to attack this in a very vicious way. It really is somewhat 
surprising that they would have even stooped to the depths of bringing 
to the American people scare tactics about what this program would do.
  I can understand that they do not agree with out contract and do not 
agree that we ought to balance the budget, do not agree that we ought 
to have a line-item veto and other things. But Republicans in this 
House have stood up. We have told the American people what we are for 
and what we would do if we were in charge. Where is their plan?

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