Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told a conservative conference in New Hampshire this weekend that he wants to see a new version of the Contract With America, the document credited with helping Republicans take Congress in 1994. This time, he said, it will be written with the help of tea partiers.
According to the Union Leader, Gingrich said Dick Armey — the former House majority leader under Gingrich and the current head of FreedomWorks — is soliciting online suggestions from tea partiers for a new contract.
“The idea is to go out to the whole country and say, ‘What would you have in a contract with America to politicians?'” he said. “It’s a very interesting idea.”
Gingrich and Armey were both closely involved with the original contract.
