Contract with America

The Contract with America was a document released during the 1994 United States Congressional election campaign by the Republican Party. It detailed the actions that the Republicans would take upon becoming the majority party in United States House of Representatives.

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1994 United States Congressional election - Republican Party - United States House of Representatives

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The Contract with America was introduced six weeks before the 1994 Congressional election; it was signed by all but two of the Republican members of the House of Representatives, and all of the party's non-incumbent Republican candidates for that body. It laid out the plans of the Republicans in a very specific way; the Contract was revolutionary in its commitment to specific actions. It was the first time that a Congressional election had been run on such a national level. The Contract represented a triumph of Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, and the American conservative movement.

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House of Representatives - Newt Gingrich - Tom DeLay - Conservative movement

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