[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 2 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         A POSITIVE FIRST STEP

  (Mr. DOOLITTLE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, all too often politicians make promises, 
but don't keep them. That is in large part the cause of cynicism among 
the American people about their government institutions.
  Last night and early this morning, the American people witnessed 
monumental change in the House of Representatives as we kept our 
promises. With votes from both sides of the aisle we began to deliver 
on the Contract With America.
  It was a first step to restore the bonds of trust between the 
American people and all of us, their elected representatives. By 
changing the very way this institution operates--cutting committees, 
cutting staff, banning ghost voting, auditing the House books, and 
using honest budgeting we have set a positive tone for fulfilling the 
rest of our promises during the next 99 days.


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