[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 8, 1994)]
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         VOTERS SHOW REAL INTEREST IN A-TO-Z SPENDING CUTS PLAN

  (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, we had a chance to spend the past 10 days 
at home in our districts.
  I went from one corner of my district to the other. I tried to reach 
out to voters in every city and town that I represent.
  The problem of a $4.5 trillion debt came up at stop after stop. 
Without exception, my voters are fed up. The voters want an end to 
business as usual. The voters want real change now. The voters want 
votes on real spending cuts.
  Madam Speaker, 229 Members have stood up and asked to be heard; 229 
Members have cosponsored the A-to-Z spending cuts plan to require real 
votes on real spending cuts.
  But, Madam Speaker, these 229 Members are being ignored. No committee 
hearings have been scheduled on A to Z. There appears to be no hope 
that the leadership will let A to Z come to the floor this year.
  That is why we began the A-to-Z discharge petition 1 month ago. To 
date, 178 of our colleagues have signed Discharge Petition No. 16 to 
help Congress live within its means.
  The magic number is now 40. I hope that my colleagues have listened 
to the voters back home; I hope my colleagues will end business-as-
usual; I hope my colleagues will now stand up individually for change; 
I hope that we will stand up for real votes on real spending cuts.
  If you agree about the future of our future generations, please sign 
Discharge Petition No. 16 today.

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