[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1378]
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                             A NEW CONGRESS

  (Mr. GANSKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. GANSKE. Mr. Speaker, the eyes of the American people are on the 
House of Representatives, and for a change they like what they are 
seeking. Recent polls show that the job approval rating for Congress 
has more than doubled since we began work in January, and the operative 
word is ``work.''
  The 104th Congress is working hard, keeping its promises, and making 
real changes. Congress matters again. The House of the people is 
getting on with the business of the people at a pace unprecedented in 
modern history.
  But make no mistake, we are not confusing effort with results. Here 
are some of the things we have done: We have reformed the rules of 
Congress; we passed a balanced budget amendment; we passed the line-
item veto; we passed the unfunded mandates restriction; and we are well 
on the way to passage of a vastly improved crime bill.
  This is a new Congress, Mr. Speaker, a can-do Congress that is worthy 
of the people that we were sent here to serve.

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