[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 REPUBLICANS ARE KEEPING THEIR PROMISES

  (Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, what a difference 3 weeks can 
make. Since January 4, the new Republican-led Congress, under the 
leadership of Newt Gingrich, has cut the number of committees and 
subcommittees, cut the number of committee staffs by one-third, limited 
the terms of committee chairmen, ended the dishonest practice of 
baseline budgeting, opened committee meetings to the public, banned the 
practice of ghost voting, and have voted to audit the books of this 
Chamber. But, Mr. Speaker, that was not enough. In addition to those 
reforms, we passed the Congressional Accountability Act which forces 
Congress to live under the same laws we make the rest of the country 
live under, and as an encore we passed the balanced budget amendment 
last week which will force this body to live within our means just like 
every American family must do everyday.
  Mr. Speaker, the bottom line here is that the Republicans, the people 
elected to take care of this Congress, are keeping our promises.

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