[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         WHY LIBERAL DEMOCRATS OPPOSE THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (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, from the home office back in Scottsdale, 
AZ, the top 10 reasons liberal Democrats oppose our Contract With 
America:
  No. 10: Ideas? We don't need your stinking ideas.
  No. 9: Book envy.
  No. 8: Would you Republicans shut up? We are watching the O.J. trial.
  No. 7: Al Gore, what a guy!
  No. 6: `Tis better to have taxed and lost than never to have taxed at 
all.
  No. 5: Never make a promise you might have to keep.
  No. 4: Would rather follow the P.T. Barnum maxim, ``Never give the 
taxpayer an even break.''
  No. 3: Profits? What are profits? Are they evil?
  No. 2: Hey, what happened? We thought the status quo was pretty good.
  And the No. 1 reason Democrats oppose our Contract With America:
  Republicans, with our contract, are trying to change this Congress. 
Democrats would rather change the subject.


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