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...days following the November election, Newt Gingrich and his colleagues were already gearing up for the destruction of the "liberal sandbox...
Although the Contract leaves most spending cuts unspecified, it does call for decreased social spending--less money for crime prevention and tutoring programs for youth, and more money for prisons. Newt Gingrich is a fan of orphanages, but evidently not of food programs such as school lunches or breakfast programs...
...give up on a part of the legislation that would require a super majority (3/5) vote in both the House and Senate on any bill that raises income taxes. The amendment bill won't be voted on until work is finished on legislation blocking unfunded mandates -- something House Speaker Newt Gingrich has said is priority one. Work on that measure is temporarily stalled in the House and Senate...
...first time in 40 years, Republicans took control of both chambers of Congress. Pledging to strive for bipartisan cooperation, Newt Gingrich took up the Speaker's gavel and, as promised, immediately plunged the House into a marathon session devoted to enacting sweeping rule changes. Among the many provisions adopted (with Democratic support): committee staff reductions and the elimination of some committees and subcommittees; the opening of more committee meetings to the public and TV; and the imposition of limits on how long a member may serve as Speaker or committee chairman. The Representatives also voted to require a three-fifths...
...Newt's mother shared a secret about the nastiest...