[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 17 (Friday, January 27, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   WE WILL WORK TO KEEP OUR PROMISES

  (Mr. HAYWORTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I am glad the balanced budget amendment 
passed the House yesterday. We have demonstrated to the people that we 
have heard their concerns, and the Republican controlled Congress will 
continue to work to keep our promises with them by enacting the rest of 
the Contract With America.
  But I have to say I am disappointed that the Barton language, which 
provided a protection to the taxpayers by preventing tax increases 
without a three-fifths majority vote, did not pass. In fact, even 
though 97 percent of Republicans voted for this language, less than 20 
percent of the Democrats voted for it. I guess it is hard for the 
Democrats to accept that the days of tax and tax and spend and spend 
are over.
  I want to assure the hard working taxpayers in our country that the 
fight is not over. We will spend the next year building support for a 
tax limitation amendment and bring it back to the floor for a vote.
  I am confident that with hard work, we will win. In the meantime, let 
us continue to pass the rest of the Contract With America.


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