[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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         THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE READY TO TAKE BACK THIS HOUSE

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, Thomas Jefferson once suggested that every 
country should have a revolution every 25 years or so. Well, by that 
standard, this House is long overdue for a change after 40 years of 
one-party domination.
  Republicans have signed a contract with America that is based upon 
one fundamental principle--we will represent the American people, not 
lord over them.
  We have made a commitment to bring the issues that enjoy the 
overwhelming support of the American people--such as term limits, a 
balanced budget amendment, tax fairness for families and welfare 
reform--out into the open, and to the floor for free and open debate.
  No longer will Congress think of itself as the stern parent who 
treats the people of this country like little children who have to be 
told what can and can't be said at the dinner table.
  The American people know that as Democrats return to their districts 
they will be using negative ads and every political trick in the book 
to maintain their control of Congress. But they also know that the time 
has come to take back their government, and especially this House.

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