[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 116 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              RESULTS ACT

  (Mr. ARMEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I am excited today to join with my good 
friend and colleague the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Sessions] in 
announcing the formation of the Results caucus. The Results caucus 
represents a bipartisan coalition of reform-minded Members who share 
the common goal of realizing a smaller, smarter, more commonsense 
government through the implementation of the Results Act.
  Ask Americans what they want from the Federal Government and they 
emphasize four key points: Accountability, responsibility, simplicity, 
and common sense.
  They want accountability. That means holding Federal agencies 
accountable for achieving their mission and holding Federal programs 
liable for what they promise.
  They want responsibility. That means changing the current mindset of 
Federal bureaucrats to force them to operate more efficiently and to be 
more responsive to their customers and the taxpayers.
  They want simplicity. That means eliminating wasteful and redundant 
Federal agencies and programs to prevent government from doing the same 
thing over and over again in a bureaucratic maze.
  And they want common sense, which means ending one size fits all 
government functions.
  Mr. Speaker, a growing number of Americans say Washington is an 
impediment to the achievement of the American dream. The Results caucus 
plans to work diligently to ensure that the American people have a 
Federal Government that is accountable, that is responsible, that is 
simple and that makes decisions based on common sense.
  If you would like more information on the Results caucus, please 
visit my web site at armey.house.gov or feel free to contact my office.

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