[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 2 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HISTORIC CONGRESSIONAL REFORMS: THE FIRST STEP IN RESTORING AMERICA'S 
                      TRUST AND FAITH IN CONGRESS

  (Mr. LONGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LONGLEY. Yesterday was a great day for this country. We 
instituted nine historic reforms in our congressional revolution, and 
we have begun a journey of restoring trust and confidence in the 
American Government.
  I am especially pleased with our passage requiring super majorities 
to raise taxes. For too long it has been too easy to raise taxes and 
spend the people's money, and in fact the budget process has been 
rigged in favor of tax increases rather than spending cuts.
  Yesterday on the floor of this House I sat with my 6-year-old 
daughter and my 10-year-old son. We are not only taxing our families to 
death today, but we are spending our children's money today, that they 
will be forced to repay tomorrow. That must be stopped. I look forward 
to continuing our work to earn the trust of all Americans.

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