[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H2318-H2319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



         THE REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA IS ALIVE AND WELL

  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, wishful thinking is all there is to the 
statements that were made by the minority leader and the minority whip, 
wishful thinking based on the New York Times poll that came out this 
morning which had people raising some understandable concerns about the 
Contract With America. The reason for that is that it has not been 
understood appropriately.
  Is there really a desire on the part of Republican Members of this 
House to ensure that young children are not able to gain lunches at 
school? Absolutely not. We believe that it can be done 
better. [[Page H2319]] 
  The arrogance which is regularly shown by Members of the minority 
party in this House that only those of us here in Washington, DC, are 
in a position to make that decision is I believe reprehensible. The 
people who elected us also elected Governors, State legislators, city 
council members and school board members, and we believe that by 
eliminating this massive bureaucracy here which oversees the School 
Lunch Program we can better address those needs.
  The Contract With America is alive and well and has the support of 
the American people; 80 percent of them support our balanced budget 
amendment which we hope will pass in the other body later today.


                          ____________________