[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H979]
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                               MOVING ON

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, today we will finish our debate on unfunded 
mandates. We are going to give our States and our local governments 
what they have asked for. Congress will stop mandating Federal programs 
it cannot pay for. Now it is time to move on.
  Next on our agenda is the line item veto. This will provide another 
tool to cut spending and reduce the size of the Federal Government. Who 
knows, the power of the line-item veto might even stop a practice that 
has been around many years in Congress--porkbarrel projects.
  Mr. Speaker, Republicans are committed to moving our Contract With 
America forward until it is completed. We have heard the people's 
mandate, and we will keep our promise to bring to the floor issues that 
produce real change. We are moving on to a future of a smaller, less 
costly, and more efficient government.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my Democrat colleagues to join with us to move 
forward with the people's demand for change.

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