[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 45 (Thursday, April 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 21, 1994]
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          SUPPORT THE A TO Z DISCHARGE PETITION NEXT THURSDAY

  (Mr. ZELIFF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ZELIFF. Mr. Speaker, this morning's Congress Daily quotes sources 
close to the House leadership as saying:

       If people who support the A to Z spending cut plan have 
     interest in a budget line item, they must realize that the 
     programs they support are vulnerable if A to Z passes.

  These unnamed sources have hit the nail on the head, Mr. Speaker. The 
key question is, Will spending policy decisions be made by the 
entrenched House leadership, or will spending policy decisions be made 
by a majority of the elected membership? That question is what A to Z 
is all about.
  Will spending decisions continue to be made in retaliation for voting 
your conscience, or will Members have a chance to make policy decisions 
based on the merits of the issue?
  Will we continue to be faced with take-it-or-leave-it spending 
packages that are loaded with pork, or will spending decisions be based 
on the merits of each lien item?
  Will this continue to be an oligarchy, or will we return to the 
representative democracy, that our Founding Fathers intended?
  Support the A to Z discharge petition next Thursday, on April 28, and 
end business as usual. Let the people's voice be heard.

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