[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 48 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 28, 1994]
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                     THE A TO Z DISCHARGE PETITION

  (Mr. ZELIFF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ZELIFF. Madam Speaker, Wednesday, May 4 is accountability day for 
Members of Congress. Yes, on Wednesday next week, the A to Z Discharge 
Petition will be available for signing at the Clerk's desk.
  Last summer when the President's budget was squeaking through the 
House by one vote, 234 Members of Congress signed a bipartisan letter 
to the Speaker asking for a 10-day session to consider the A to Z 
spending cut proposal.
  Now these 234 Members who have talked the talk about budget cutting 
will have a chance to walk the walk on spending cuts. It is called 
accountability, Madam Speaker.
  A majority of this House, 230 Members, have cosponsored the A to Z 
spending cut plan. On May 4, accountability day, those 230 Members will 
have a chance to show their constituents if they are serious about 
cutting our $4 trillion debt.
  Accountability day will show whether their cosponsorship of the A to 
Z plan was simply politics as usual or a genuine desire to cut 
spending. The people of America want an accountable Congress. The A to 
Z plan gives each Member of Congress a unique opportunity to stand up 
and be counted.

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