[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H482-H483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   READING THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. 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 staffs, cut 
the congressional budget. Mr. Speaker, we have done that.
  [[Page H483]] In the next 81 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 dependency;
  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-
class people;
  No. 6, national-security restoration to protect our freedoms;
  No. 7, Senior Citizens Equity Act to allow our seniors to work 
without Government penalty; and
  No. 8, Government regulations and unfunded mandates;
  No. 9, commonsense legal reform to end frivolous lawsuits; and
  No. 10, congressional term limits to make Congress a citizen 
legislature.
  This is our Contract With America.

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