[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 11 (Thursday, January 19, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E127]
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                           THE ROAD TO CHANGE

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 19, 1995

  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, we are speeding ahead on the road to 
changing the way Congress and the Government does business. The first 
bill of the 104th Congress is on the way to the President's desk. This 
is only the beginning. The new Congress is committed to keeping the 
promises we made with the American people.
  We pledge to make Government smaller and more efficient. We pledge to 
get Government out of people's lives and back into their hands. Mr. 
Speaker, the people are watching and waiting. They want results.
  Abolishing unfunded Federal mandates and establishing the discipline 
of a balanced budget will pave the road to real change. This is a road 
built by the people for the people--with restricted access granted to 
the Federal Government.
  I urge my Republican colleagues to keep their eyes on the road ahead 
and their hands firmly on the wheel. Now is not the time to get 
sidetracked. We must work together to make this a smooth and cost 
efficient ride.

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