NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “for the last generation the governing principle here in Washington, especially here in the Congress, was always, above…”

“for the last generation the governing principle here in Washington, especially here in the Congress, was always, above all, make government bigger. We now see the consequences of this ridiculous principle, almost $5 trillion national debt, bloated, inefficient government, failed welfare state, obsessive regulation, and some of the highest taxes in history. Mr. Speaker, the liberal Democrat leadership claims that we Republicans misread the message of last November. They claim Americans really do not want a tax cut, they do not want term limits, they really do not want to balance the budget. But, Mr. Speaker, it is the liberal Democrats who have misread the message of last November, because, you see, the Contract With America is not about Republicans, it is about the American people. The American people want an end to the out-of-control growth of a Federal Government, they want safer neighborhoods, they want lower taxes, they want a secure future for their children. That is what our contract is all about. It is not really all that complicated. The new governing principle in this Nation is not what benefits the Government but what benefits the American people.”