[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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      REPUBLICAN CONTRACT FAILS TO ADDRESS NATION'S CORE CHALLENGE

  (Mr. KLINK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, it is time we talk about this so-called 
Contract on America. Income has not increased as a result of this 
contract. Not one single job has been created because of this contract. 
No family in America is more secure as a result of the progress made on 
the Republican contract. The quality of life has not been improved for 
hardworking middle-class Americans because of this contract.
  The bottom line is the contract has no meaningful impact on the lives 
of average Americans. The Republican contract fails to address our 
Nation's core challenge and that is raising our standard of living as a 
people.
  In western Pennsylvania, cities like Beaver Falls, Aliquippa, and New 
Castle have up to 25 percent of their households living in poverty. Yet 
the contract will whack people on Social Security, whack Medicare, 
whack school lunches. This truly is a Contract on America, Mr. Speaker.

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