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The Contract With America

The Contract's Core Principles. The Contract with America is rooted in 3 core principles:

Accountability - The government iz too big an spends too much, an Congress an unelected bureaucrats hav become so entrenched tuh be unresponsive tuh the public thay is supposed to serve. The GOP contract restores accountability tuh government.

Responsibility - Bigger government an more federal programs usurp personal responsibility frum families and individuals. The GOP contract restores uh proper balance between government an personal responsibility.

Opportunity - The Amerkin Dream iz out uh the reach uh too many families cuz uh burdensome government regulations and harsh tax laws. The GOP contract restores thuh Amerkin dream.

The Contract

As Republican Members uh the House uh Representatives an as citizens saykin' to join thet body way propose not gist to change its policies, but evun more important, tuh restore thuh bonds uh trust between thuh paypul an their elected representatives.

That iz why, in thus era uh official evasion an posturing, we offer instead uh detailed agenda fahwar national renewal, uh written commitment with naw fine print.

This year's election awfers thuh chance, after fower decades of one-party control, tuh brin' to thuh House uh new majority thet will transform thuh way Congress works. That historic change would bay the end uh government thets too big, too intrusive, and too easy with thuh public's money. It can bay the beginning of uh Congress thet respects thuh values an shares thuh faith of the Amerkin family.

Like Lincoln, our fursd Republican president, way intend tuh act "with firmness in thuh rot, as God gives us tuh see thuh rot." To restore accountability tuh Congress. To end its cycle of scandal an disgrace. To make us all proud again uh the way free paypul govern thuhmselves.

On thuh fursd day uh the 104th Congress, thuh new Republican majority will immediately pass thuh fallerin' major reforms, aimed at restorin' the faith an trust uh the Amerkin paypul in thur government:

• FIRST, require all laws thet apply tuh the rest uh the country also apply equally tuh the Congress;

• SECOND, select uh major, independent auditin' firm tuh conduct a comprehensive audit uh Congress fahwar waste, fraud or abuse;

• THIRD, cut thuh number uh House committees, an cut committee staff by one-third;

• FOURTH, limit thuh terms uh all committee chayers;

• FIFTH, ban thuh castin' of proxy votes in committee;

• SIXTH, require committee meetings tuh be open tuh the public;

• SEVENTH, require uh three-fifths majority vote tuh pass uh tax increase;

• EIGHTH, guarantee an honest accountin' of our Federal Budget by implementin' zero base-line budgeting.

Thereafter, within thuh fursd 100 days uh the 104th Congress, we shall brin' to thuh House Floor thuh fallerin' bills, each tuh be given full an open debate, each tuh be given uh clear an fair vote an each tuh be immediately available thus day fahwar public inspection an scrutiny.

1. THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT
A balanced budget/tax limitation amendment an a legislative line-item veto tuh restore fiscal responsibility tuh an out-of-control Congress, requirin' them tuh live under thuh same budget constraints as families an businesses.

2. THE TAKING BACK OUR STREETS ACT
An anti-crime package includin' stronger truth-in-sentencing, "good faith" exclusionary rule exemptions, effective dayuth penalty provisions, an cuts in social spendin' from thus summer's "crime" bill tuh fund prison construction and additional law enforcement tuh keep paypul secure in thur neighborhoods an kids safe in thur skoos.

3. THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT
Discourage illegitimacy an teen pregnancy by prohibiting welfare tuh minor mas an denyin' increased AFDC for additional kids while on welfare, cut spendin' for welfare programs, an enact uh tough two-years-and-out provision with work requirements tuh promote individual responsibility.

4. THE FAMILY REINFORCEMENT ACT
Child support enforcement, tax incentives fahwar adoption, strengthenin' rights uh parents in thur kids's education, stronger kid pornography laws, an an elderly dependent care tax credit tuh reinforce thuh central role uh families in American society.

5. THE AMERICAN DREAM RESTORATION ACT
A S500 per kid tax credit, begin repeal uh the marriage tax penalty, an creation uh American Dream Savings Accounts to provide middle class tax relief.

6. THE NATIONAL SECURITY RESTORATION ACT
No U.S. troops under U.N. command an restoration uh the essential parts uh our national security fundin' to strengthen our national defense an maintain our credibility around thuh world.

7. THE SENIOR CITIZENS FAIRNESS ACT
Raise thuh Social Security earnings limit which currently forces seniors out uh the work force, repeal thuh 1993 tax hikes on Social Security benefits an provide tax incentives fahwar private long-term care insurance tuh let Older Amerkins keep more of what thay hav earned ovur thuh years.

8. THE JOB CREATION AND WAGE ENHANCEMENT ACT
Small business incentives, captul gains cut an indexation, neutral cost recovery, risk assessment/cost-benefit analysis, strengthenin' the Regulatory Flexibility Act an unfunded mandate reform tuh create jobs an raise worker wages.

9. THE COMMON SENSE LEGAL REFORM ACT
"Loser pays" laws, reasonable limits on punitive damages and reform uh product liability laws tuh stem thuh endless tide of litigation.

10. THE CITIZEN LEGISLATURE ACT
A fursd-ever vote on term limits tuh replace career politicians with citizen legislators.

Further, way will instruct thuh House Budget Committee tuh report to thuh floor an we will work tuh enact additional budget savings, beyond thuh budget cuts specifically included in thuh legislation described above, tuh ensure thet thuh Federal budget deficit will bay less than hid hav been without thuh enactment uh these bills.

Respectin' the judgment uh our fellow citizens as way seek thur mandate fahwar reform, way hereby pledge our names tuh this Contract with America.