[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1975-H1976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PROMISES MADE ARE PROMISES KEPT

  (Mr. RIGGS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RIGGS. Mr. Speaker, today we celebrate the midway point in the 
Contract With America. Only 50 days into this historical 104th 
Congress, Republicans have said no to business as usual in Washington. 
We have already passed a balanced budget amendment, a line-item veto, 
and have brought Congress under the same laws as the rest of the 
[[Page H1976]] country--and this is just the beginning. It is only 
half-time and this Republican Congress is ready to take the ball in the 
second half of the contract and roll back the regulatory tide, repeal 
the Clinton Social Security tax hikes, and bring about real welfare 
reform. This rare progress probably seems unusual to most Americans, 
but we are doing what we said we would do by keeping our word and our 
promises to the American people. In this Congress, promises made are 
promises kept.


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