[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 4 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, the wave of reform is moving through this 
House. On opening day we made good on our pledge to start changing the 
way we conduct the Nation's business. Now we are getting down to the 
business of change to shrink the Federal Government and restore fiscal 
sanity. The streamlined committees of this House are already hard at 
work on a balanced budget amendment, a true line-item veto for the 
President, and a mechanism to stop unfunded mandates from crippling our 
State and local governments. We have pledged to cut spending and 
realign our Federal priorities--and we are going to fulfill that 
commitment. We will not be distracted by the diversionary or dilatory 
tactics of yesterday's powerbrokers--things have changed around here 
and Americans can once again trust their elected Representatives to do 
what we have said we will do.

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