[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1291-H1292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, our Contract With America 
states the following:
  On the first day of Congress, a Republican House will: Force Congress 
to live under the same laws as everyone else; cut committee staffs by 
one-third; and cut the congressional budget.
  We did all this on the first day.
  It goes on to state that in the first 100 days, we will vote on the 
following items:
  A balanced budget amendment--we have done this; unfunded mandates 
legislation--we have done this; line-item veto--we have done this.
  Yet to be accomplished:
  A new crime bill to stop violent criminals; welfare reform to 
encourage work, not dependence; family reinforcement to crack down on 
deadbeat dads and protect our children; tax cuts for families to lift 
Government's burden from middle-income Americans; national security 
restoration to protect our freedoms; Senior Citizens' Equity Act to 
allow our seniors to work without Government penalty; Government 
regulatory reform; commonsense legal reform to end frivolous lawsuits; 
 [[Page H1292]] and congressional term limits to make Congress a 
citizen legislature.
  This is our Contract With America.

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