[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: WE KEPT OUR PROMISE

  (Mr. SAXTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, it is simple; 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 promise; 
unfunded mandates legislation--we kept our promise; line-item veto--we 
kept our promise; a new crime package to stop violent criminals--we 
kept our promise; national security restoration to protect our 
freedoms--we kept our promise; 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 
kept our promise; congressional term limits to make Congress a citizen 
legislature--we kept our pomise.
  And finally, the Contract With America Tax Fairness and Deficit 
Reduction Act, including tax cuts for middle-income families, and the 
Senior Citizens' Equity Act to allow our seniors to work without 
Government penalty--we kept our promise.
  This is the Contract With America.

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