[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1494]
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                          CONTRACT FOR AMERICA

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks, I have held a number 
of townhalls, and one thing keeps coming up consistently: Democrats 
need a cohesive, concise message that clearly lays out what we are for, 
not just what we are opposed to.
  In 1994, Newt Gingrich drew up a Contract with America. It was a 
simple set of priorities that Republicans promised to enact if they got 
the House majority. Well, it worked; the Republicans took the House in 
the 1994 mid-term elections.
  I propose a Contract for America, one that reflects who we are as 
Democrats: Good wages, fair taxes, quality education, protecting Social 
Security and Medicare, expanding veterans' benefits, providing 
universal healthcare, environmental conservation, and national 
security.
  We need a message that spells out exactly what we will do to benefit 
our constituents and how we will do it. That needs to start right now.

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