Gingrich presents another 'Contract with America'
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2011
Reporting from Des Moines— Newt Gingrich unveiled a new "Contract with America" on Thursday, a set of proposals he said would lay the groundwork for righting America's fortunes were he to become president.
Gingrich was a coauthor of the original Contract with America in 1994, which helped Republicans gain a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in decades and ushered Gingrich into the speakership. That document contained specific legislation that Republicans promised to bring to the floor if they took control of the House.
The 23-page document that Gingrich unveiled Thursday was far less specific. Gingrich said the plan was a starting point, and that he would seek input from Americans before revealing more specific proposals in September 2012. READ...
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