Walter B. Jones: “under Republican leadership, the House is working hard to change the way we do the people's business. Yesterday, we…”

“under Republican leadership, the House is working hard to change the way we do the people's business. Yesterday, we passed an unfunded mandate reform bill, which will make it harder for the Federal Government to tell the American people what to do without paying for it. Today, we take up the line-item veto, which will make it more difficult for Congress to pass wasteful pork-barrel spending projects. Mr. Speaker, in the last election, the American people said they wanted change. They said they wanted a more efficient and smaller Government that cost less, spent less, and did fewer stupid things. We have heard that message, and in a bipartisan fashion, we are working hard to make those changes. I urge my colleagues on the other side of the aisle: Let's not bicker and nitpick. Let's not unnecessarily slow down the process for purely partisan reasons. Instead, let's give the American people the kind of Government they really want. Let us work together to complete the Contract With America.”