Todd Tiahrt: “we are on track in keeping the Contract With America. It is good policy, it is good government, and I am excited to be a…”

“we are on track in keeping the Contract With America. It is good policy, it is good government, and I am excited to be a part of it. On the first day of Congress we required Congress to live under the same laws as everyone else in America. We also cut committee staffs by a third, and we cut the congressional budget. It is a promise that we kept. During these 100 days we are now in, we have already passed the balanced budget amendment, unfunded mandates, line-item veto, a new crime package, the National Security Restoration Act, and Government regulatory reform. We are keeping our promises. We are working hard to keep our promise to the American people. In the future we are going to be working on welfare reform, on family reinforcement to crack down on deadbeat dads, a tax cut for middle American families, the Senior Citizens Equity Act to allow our senior citizens to work without Government penalty, commonsense legal reform, and term limits. Mr. Speaker, we are going to keep our promises to America. This is our contract, it is good government, it is good policy, and it is about time.”