[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1376]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, our Contract With America states the 
following: That on the first day of Congress a Republican House will 
force Congress to live under the laws as everyone else, that we will 
cut committee staff by one-third and cut the congressional budget. And 
we have done this, and much, much more.
  It goes on to state that in the first 100 days we will vote on the 
following items: A balanced budget amendment, and we have done this; 
unfunded mandates legislation, and we have done this; line-item veto 
legislation, and we have also done this; a new crime package to stop 
violent criminals that we are in the process of now; 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; 
and congressional term limits to make Congress a citizen legislature 
once again.
  My colleagues, this is our Contract With America.

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