[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 10, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 10, 1994]
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                          IT'S TIME FOR A TO Z

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, the new chairman of the Appropriations 
Committee wants Members to have a 1-week review of A to Z spending cuts 
before a vote is taken. I hope that signals a new policy in the 
Democrat leadership, which now routinely asks Members to vote on bills 
without the benefit of time to review the specifics. If we're going to 
wait 1 week before we vote on cuts, I hope Members will have at least 
that much time to study proposals to spend taxpayers' money. The 
Speaker said the A to Z spending cuts plan is ``poorly thought out'' 
because it ``denies the opportunity to Members to have thoughtful 
consideration and review of legislation prior to votes.'' In my short 
tenure here, time and again the text of spending bills, tax bills, and 
major policy changes was only made available to Members a few hours 
before the vote. Is this new rhetoric a change of heart, Mr. Speaker, 
or simply another track smoke and mirrors designed to derail spending 
cuts?

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