,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ah1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina    
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the
 ,committees on the ,judiciary1 ,natural
 ,resources1 and ,energy and ,commerce1 
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,expressing the sense of the ,house that
 a ,contract with ,america should       
restore ,american competitiveness4      
,whereas ,congress should conclude a    
,contract with ,america to restore      
,american competitiveness2 ,whereas a   
,contract with ,america should include a
 roadmap to move ,american              
competitiveness forward2 and ,whereas   
,drs4 ,michael ,porter and ,jan ,rivkin 
have developed an eight point plan to   

restore ,american competitiveness3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense
 of the ,house that a ,contract with    
,america should include a roadmap to    
restore ,american competitiveness by--  
7#a7 simplifying the corporate tax      
structure with lower statutory rates and
 no loopholes2  7#b7 taxing overseas    
profits earned by ,american             
multinational companies only where they 
are earned2  7#c7 easing the immigration
 of highly skilled individuals2  7#d7   
responsibly developing ,america's       
shale-gas and oil reserves2  7#e7       
aggressively addressing distortions and 
abuses in the international trading     
system2  7#f7 improving ,american       
logistics1 communications1 and energy   
infrastructure2  7#g7 simplifying and   
streamlining ,federal regulation2 and   
7#h7 creating a sustainable ,federal    
budget1 including entitlement reform4