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




              PUNCHING OUT WITH THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. WISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, today marks the 50th day of the Republican 
contract for America. They like to boast and they punchout with a hole 
puncher each contract item. Let us look at what they have punched out 
so far.
  They have punched out police on the beat, the 100,000 police officers 
that this Congress provided last year. They punched out open rules by 
closing them to honest debate.
  They have punched out taxpayers with $40 billion for a new star wars.
  Who gets punched out in the next 50 days? Well, they are going to 
punch out tax cuts for the wealthy. That will really help a lot. They 
are going to punch out senior citizens by the cuts that have to come 
under the balanced budget amendment. They are going to punch out 
veterans. They are going to punch out middle income families when they 
restrict student loans.
  They are going to punch out kids--that is gutsy--with student 
nutrition cutbacks, with cutbacks on hot lunches and breakfasts.
  Mr. Speaker, one would think that George Foreman had run for the 
Congress. But the fact is that we should not be here punching people 
out. Each punchout they do is a knockout to the American economy.


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