[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 59 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3980]
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 in the process of restoring integrity 
to our system of self-governance, because we keep our promises.
  We are different now the way we are conducting business here in 
Washington. On the first day of Congress, as promised, we required 
Congress to live under the same laws as the rest of the country. We cut 
committee staffs by a third. We cut the congressional budget. Then we 
have continued over the first 100 days to process a balanced budget 
amendment to the floor and out. Unfunded mandates were passed. The line 
item veto was passed. A new crime package to stop violent criminals was 
passed. National security restoration to protect our freedom was 
passed. Government regulatory reform was passed. Commonsence legal 
reform was passed. Welfare reform was passed. Congressional term limits 
came up last night on the floor. Eighty-three percent of the 
Republicans voted for term limits with the American people. Eighty-two 
percent of the Democrats voted against term limits against the American 
people.
  We are proceeding next week with the Family Reinforcement Act, the 
tax cut for middle-income families, and the Senior Citizens' Equity 
Act.
  Mr. Speaker, we are keeping our promises. This is our Contract With 
America.


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