[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 3, 1994]
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THE A TO Z SPENDING CUT PLAN
(Mr. DOOLITTLE asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, ever since we passed the President's
budget last year, the American people have been clamoring for more
budget cuts. Time after time the Congress has rejected budget cuts.
They are always too specific or not specific enough.
Well, the time has come to separate the sheep from the goats, Madam
Speaker, and see who has the guts to make the hard choices to cut our
budget. The A to Z spending cut plan is a radical new idea put forth by
a bipartisan majority of 230 Members of this House.
Very simply, this plan calls for a special session of the Congress to
offer and vote on specific budget cuts to take place right now.
Already the Democrat House leadership has been strong-arming Members
from their side of the aisle to not support the discharge petition. The
good old boys of Congress are out to protect the system once again.
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It is not going to happen, Madam Speaker. The people of this country
demand real cuts and an end to the good old boy network that is trying
to kill A to Z. I call on my colleagues to support responsibility and
accountability and sign the A to Z discharge petition.
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