[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H4341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  REPUBLICANS' PLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: PROMISES MADE, PROMISES 
                                  KEPT

  (Mr. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, last September 27, Republican 
incumbents and candidates stood on the Capitol steps and made a pledge 
to the American people. We promised to bring to the floor legislation 
that had been blocked by the Democrat-controlled Congress for years. 
Congressional reform, welfare reform, tax breaks, term limits, 
regulatory reform, legal reform.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand here today to say that we kept our promise. A 
new day has dawned in America. We have proved to the people that 
politicians can keep a promise. The Republican majority is working hard 
to recapture the long-lost trust the American people used to have in 
their elected officials. And I am proud to be a part of this healing 
process.
  Mr. Speaker, it is as simple as this--promises made, promises kept. 
This is what the Republicans are all about.


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