[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 54 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3575]
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                    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, for too long, this institution has lost 
faith because we have been unable to restore the integrity of this 
institution. But we are here now to restore the----
  The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman suspend. The Chair notes a 
disturbance in the Visitors Gallery in contravention of the law and the 
rules of the House.
  The doormen and police will remove from the gallery those persons 
participating in the disturbance.
  The Chair will re-recognize for his full time the gentleman from 
Kansas.
  Mr. TIAHRT. I thank the Speaker. I did not realize I would have such 
an impact on the audience today.
  The SPEAKER. The Chair commends the gentleman from Kansas who can 
arouse such spirit of interest but recommends he start over.
  Mr. TIAHRT. I thank the Speaker.
  Mr. TIAHRT. For too long, Mr. Speaker, America has lost faith in this 
institution, because we were unable to focus on the integrity that is 
required on the floor of the House. We are here to restore faith in 
this institution, in America. Our Contract With America on the very 
first day of Congress changed the way business was done. We required 
Congress to live under the same laws as everyone else. We cut committee 
staffs by one-third. We cut the congressional budget.
  Then during the first 100 days we have gone on to keep our promises: 
a balanced budget amendment; unfunded mandate legislation; line-item 
veto; a new crime package to stop violent criminals; National Security 
Restoration Act to protect our freedoms; Government regulatory reform, 
and commonsense legal reform.
  We are now working on welfare reform so that we can encourage work, 
restore hope in people and not dependence on the Government. We are 
working on it now. We hope to have it passed by this week. We are 
cracking down on deadbeat dads.
  In the near future we are going to be dealing with tax cuts for 
middle-American families.
  There is going to be a Senior Citizens Equity Act, congressional term 
limits, all are going to be dealt with.
  We are here to restore faith in this institution for the American 
public.
  This is our Contract With America, Mr. Speaker.

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