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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “What is a treaty, after all, if not a compact or a contract? I humbly propose that our Contract With America is in…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 1995
What is a treaty, after all, if not a compact or a contract? I humbly propose that our Contract With America is in essence a peace treaty with the hard-working, taxpaying men and women of this country, saying that a super majority should be required to increase taxes. Let us move forward on the balanced budget amendment and enact the Contract With America.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York

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Discussing the balanced budget amendment and its relation to the Contract With America.

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