[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H11398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TWO-THIRDS OF CONTRACT WITH AMERICA HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW

  (Mr. HERGER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, this Republican-led 104th Congress has been 
one of the most productive ever. Not only has two-thirds of the 
contract been signed into law, we have also delivered health insurance 
reform, lobbying reform, food safety legislation, the Safe Drinking 
Water Act, a small business tax cut, and the list goes on and on.
  In fact, President Clinton's acceptance speech at the Democrat 
National Convention took credit for many of these Republican-initiated 
issues, including the contract issues--welfare reform, line-item veto, 
long-term care insurance deduction, congressional accountability, the 
adoption tax credit, and the Congressional Accountability Act.
  Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is this--the Republican majority has 
delivered commonsense policies for a better America. We have changed 
the way Washington works by placing power back in the people's hands. 
And if imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, then Bill 
Clinton must be throwing Republicans a big fat kiss.

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