William C. Baker: “A Washington Post-ABC news poll released last Monday contains good news for this House and better news for the country.…”

“A Washington Post-ABC news poll released last Monday contains good news for this House and better news for the country. In only 3 months public confidence in Congress has doubled from 26 to 46 percent, the largest increase of its kind in the 20-year history of this poll. The majority of Americans now say Congress can deal with the big issues our country faces. The majority of Americans also say Republicans are breaking down legislative gridlock and getting things done. We are making history, and we all know why. In last November's election Republicans, and a lot of Democrats, too, heard what the American people wanted, and they offered a written Contract for America. Open Congress to public scrutiny, balance the Federal budget, the line-item veto for the President, a stronger national defense and removing unfunded mandates from the backs of local and State governments are just the beginning of the contract. It is real change, and it is starting to overcome America's cynicism about their government. If anyone still needs proof that the Republican Party's Contract With America has given the American people hope, they need only look to the polls.”