[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 39 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. TIAHRT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, we are on track in keeping the Contract With 
America. It is good policy, it is good government, and I am excited to 
be a part of it.
  On the first day of Congress we required Congress to live under the 
same laws as everyone else in America. We also cut committee staffs by 
a third, and we cut the congressional budget. It is a promise that we 
kept.
  During these 100 days we are now in, we have already passed the 
balanced budget amendment, unfunded mandates, line-item veto, a new 
crime package, the National Security Restoration Act, and Government 
regulatory reform. We are keeping our promises. We are working hard to 
keep our promise to the American people.
  In the future we are going to be working on welfare reform, on family 
reinforcement to crack down on deadbeat dads, a tax cut for middle 
American families, the Senior Citizens Equity Act to allow our senior 
citizens to work without Government penalty, commonsense legal reform, 
and term limits.
  Mr. Speaker, we are going to keep our promises to America. This is 
our contract, it is good government, it is good policy, and it is about 
time.

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