[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          ON THE FIRST 50 DAYS

  (Ms. McKINNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, today marks the first 50 days of the 104th 
Congress, and my Republican colleagues are boasting about how much they 
have accomplished. The fact of the matter is, they have produced a lot 
of icing, but there ain't no cake.
  While the Contract With America does a great deal for you if you earn 
over $200,000 a year, for the rest of us it is nothing more than a con 
job. Tax cuts for the rich will be paid for by cutting student loans, 
child nutrition programs, Head Start, and Medicare. Regulatory reform 
will allow corporations to circumvent health, food, consumer 
protection, and environmental standards. Their tort reform will let 
corporate giants get away with murder. The contract does not address 
health care, the minimum wage or job security.
  Once again, this leads to the question, who really is controlling the 
contract? I think it is time for an outside counsel.

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