[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 65 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H4418-H4419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           WINNERS AND LOSERS

  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, now that the 100 days are over, and the 
politics, rhetoric from the Contract With America have been fulfilled, 
maybe now we can get back to work as Americans and not as Republicans 
or Democrats.
  The Republicans have had their shot and now I hope the American 
people listen to what Democrats and the President have to offer in the 
days ahead as alternatives. It is critical that we have alternatives 
and not be viewed as obstructionists.
  Mr. Speaker, who are some of the winners in the first 100 days? 
Lobbyists, Exxon, people who make over 
[[Page H4419]]  $200,000, Rupert Murdoch, big business. At times the 
contract did not seem like a revolution, but an auction.
  Who are some of the losers? Kids, students, minorities, women, 
environmentalists, and the middle class.
  Mr. Speaker, I will give this to the Republicans: They deserve credit 
for their tenacity and discipline. The question is, are they ready to 
govern in a bipartisan basis or is the 100 days Contract With America 
simply going to be politics as usual?

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