[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, our Contract With America states the 
following:
  On the first day of Congress, a 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 kept our 
promise.
  It continues that in the first 100 days, we will vote on the 
following items: A balanced budget amendment--we kept our word; 
unfunded mandates legislation--which will be signed in the Rose Garden 
by the President today; line-item veto--we kept our promise; a new 
crime package to stop violent criminals--we kept our promise again; 
national security restoration to protect our freedoms, which we passed; 
Government regulatory reform--we kept our promise; commonsense legal 
reform to end frivolous lawsuits--we kept our promise; welfare reform 
to encourage work, not dependence--we are working on this today and 
tomorrow; family reinforcement to crack down on deadbeat dads and 
protect our children; tax cuts for middle-income families; Senior 
Citizens' Equity Act to allow our seniors to work without Government 
penalty; and congressional term limits to make Congress a citizen 
legislature.
  Mr. Speaker, this is our Contract With America.
  

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