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Charles Norwood: “I think we are going to do what we were told do. The Contract With America is not Newt Gingrich's contract, it is a…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1995
I think we are going to do what we were told do. The Contract With America is not Newt Gingrich's contract, it is a contract taken from the people of this country when they told us last summer what they wanted to do. We are going to do it, too.
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Charles Norwood
Georgia

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Discussing the Contract With America and its origins during a floor speech.

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