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Newt Gingrich Addresses the 104th Congress

On opening day, January 4, 1995, Congress convened with the Republican Party in control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich kicks off the historical session by reciting the Republican Contract With America.

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