[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   READING THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, our Contract With America states that on 
the first day of Congress the Republican House will force Congress to 
live under the same laws as everyone else, cut one third of the 
committee staffs, cut the congressional budget, and we have done that 
and many more changes on our opening day.
  In the next 80 days, Mr. Speaker, we will vote on the following 10 
items: a balanced budget amendment and line-item veto, a new crime bill 
to stop violent criminals, welfare reform to encourage work, not 
dependence, family reinforcement to crack down on deadbeat dads and to 
protect our children, tax cuts for families to lift government's burden 
from middle income Americans, national security restoration to protect 
our freedoms, Senior Citizens Equity Act to allow our seniors to work 
without penalty, government regulation and unfunded mandate reforms, 
commonsense legal reforms to end frivolous lawsuits, and congressional 
term limits to make Congress a citizen legislature once again.
  My colleagues, this is our Contract With America.
  

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