[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                     THOUGHTS ON 50 DAYS' PROGRESS

  (Mr. STUPAK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, today is the 50th day of the Republicans 
100-day Contract on America. Congratulations on putting forth a goal 
and sticking to it.
  It is important to have goals and objectives in our lives and in 
legislation. Legislative goals should be those that are achievable 
through a consensus with America, not goals that stick it to America. 
It should be a contract with all of America.
  We Democrats do not need a plan to stick this to that or a contract 
with this group against that group. Our contract has always been the 
same. We work hard, ensure a thoughtful, deliberate process.
  So let us look back at the first 50 days of the Democratic majority 
in 1993. By now two bills had already been signed into law: the 
national motor-voter bill and the family and medical leave bill, with 
little or no Republicans support. In the GOP first 50 days, only one 
bill, the Congressional Accountability Act, has been signed into law, 
just one, and that was with 400 Members voting for it in a bipartisan 
manner.
  Even though the score, using the GOP marker, is two to one in favor 
of the Democrats, let us forget the 100-day marker. But rather, let us 
be thoughtful, deliberate in our legislative process and that way it is 
not Democrats or Republicans but all of America will win.

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