[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3174]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA IS ON TRACK

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues may not have seen this, but 
today's Washington Post features a neat little chart showing the 
progress in the Contract With America.
  Congressional compliance--signed into law; unfunded mandates--signed 
into law; Defense spending increases--signed into law; and on and on.
  Mr. Speaker, just this week, Congress gave the President the line-
item veto, we lifted the regulatory burden on small business, we 
started reversing the Clinton Social Security tax on the elderly, and 
we passed commonsense health care reform.
  We have a solid record of achievement in the 104th Congress. Our 
Contract With America is on track--just like it says here in the Post--
and, in addition, we have changed the terms of debate here in 
Washington.
  It is no longer about should we do the right thing, it is about how 
we do the right thing. I am honored to be in the party that stands for 
America's values, not Washington's values.

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