[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 4, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       THE 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 a third, and cut the congressional budget. We have 
kept our promise.
  In the first 100 days, we will vote on the following items: Balanced 
budget amendment, unfunded-mandates legislation, line-item veto, new 
crime package, National Security Restoration Act, government regulatory 
reform, commonsense legal reform, welfare reform to encourage work, 
congressional term limits.
  We kept our promise on every one of those, passed every one except 
congressional term limits, which 82 percent Democrats voted against, 83 
percent Republicans voted for.
  Today we are going to vote on a tax package for family reinforcement, 
tax cuts for the middle class, and Senior Citizens Equity Act to allow 
our seniors to work without Government penalty.
  Mr. Speaker, today we are going to restore the $24.8 billion in 
Social Security cuts that were passed by Democrats in the last 
Congress.

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