What was the Contract with America?

A) a press term for the Clinton reelection strategy
B) Clinton's 256-page proposal to overhaul the nation's welfare system
C) a 1994 Republican plan to steeply cut federal education, medical, and environmental programs
D) a speech delivered by Clinton that promised to continue to work on health care reform
E) what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992

The Contract with America was a document released by the United States Republican Party during the 1994 congressional election campaign. It outlined the actions Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. Among its key points were proposals to reduce the size of government, including cuts in federal education, medical, and environmental programs.