[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            WE ARE KEEPING OUR WORD WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. WHITFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, since January 4 this House has taken 
important steps to restore the credibility of this institution to the 
American people, and it is the American people who pay and provide the 
tax dollars for this Government to operate.
  Here is what we have done in less than 1 month: We have enacted eight 
major reforms in the way Congress does business. We have passed a 
balanced budget amendment. We have passed legislation to end unfunded 
mandates to State and local governments. And today we move toward 
passage of a long-awaited line-item veto to eliminate waste and abuse 
in the Federal Government, and we are working hard, making important 
changes to continue this effort.
  But more important, we are keeping our word with the American people, 
and that is what they expect.

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