[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 17, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, our contract with America states, on the first 
day of Congress, a Republican House will: force Congress to live under 
the same laws as everyone else; cut one-third of committee staff, and 
cut the congressional budget.
  We have done that.
  In the next 87 days, we will vote on the following 10 items:
  No. 1, a balanced budget amendment and line-item veto;
  No. 2, a new crime bill to stop violent criminals;
  No. 3, welfare reform to encourage work, not dependence;
  No. 4, family reinforcement to crack down on deadbeat dads and 
protect our children;
  No. 5, tax cuts for families to lift Government's burden from middle-
income Americans and senior citizens too;
  No. 6, national security restoration to protect our freedoms and our 
military chain of command;
  No. 7, Senior Citizens' Equity Act to allow our seniors to work 
without Government penalties from their Government;
  No. 8, Government regulation and unfunded mandate reforms;
  No. 9, commonsense legal reform to end frivolous lawsuits that are 
costly, and
  No. 10, congressional term limits to make Congress a citizen 
legislature.
  This is our Contract with America. This will happpen.

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