[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. HOKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, our Contract With America states the 
following:
  On the first day of Congress the Republican House will require 
Congress to live under the same laws as everyone else, cut committee 
staffs by one-third, and cut the congressional budget. We have kept our 
promise.
  It continues in this way. That in the first 100 days we will vote on 
the following items:
  A balanced budget amendment; we kept our promise, we passed it.
  Unfunded mandates legislation; we kept our promise.
  Line-item veto; we kept our promise.
  A new crime package to stop violent criminals; we kept our promise.
  National security restoration to protect our freedoms; we kept our 
promise.
  Government regulatory reform; we are doing this right now.
  Welfare reform to encourage work, not dependence; family 
reenforcement to crack down on deadbeat dads and to protect our 
children; tax cuts for middle-class, middle-income families; Senior 
Citizens Equity Act to allow our seniors to work without Government 
penalty; common sense legal reform to end frivolous lawsuits; and term 
limits to make Congress a citizen legislature.
  Mr. Speaker, this is our Contract With America.
  

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