[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. 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.
  It goes on to state that in the first 100 days, we will vote on the 
following items:
  A balanced budget amendment--we have done this; 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 
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 Government penalty; Government regulation and unfunded mandate 
reforms; commonsense legal reform to end frivolous lawsuits; and 
congressional term limits to make Congress a citizen legislature.
  This is our Contract With America.
  

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