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- A platform devised by Newt Gingrich. - Promised to curtail the scope of government, cut back on taxes and economic and environmental regulations, overhaul the welfare system, and end affirmative action. - Viewing their electoral triumph in the 1994 election as an endorsement of the contract and proclaiming it as the "Freedom Revolution," Republicans moved swiftly to implement its provisions.- The House approved deep cuts in coal, educational, and environmental programs, including the Medicare system.- Gingrich discovered that most Republicans had really just voted against Clinton in 1994 and not for its full implementation. - However, with the president and Congress unable to reach agreement on a budget the government shut down all nonessential operations in 1995, including DC's museums and national parks - led to a retreat by Congress (Americans blamed this impasse on Republicans).
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