the failed budget provisions of the past have given us a $4.5 trillion debt. It is time for change. The A to Z spending cut plan places every program on the table for review. It allows us to cut entitlements, it allows us to make decisions to cut authorizations, it reduces spending caps, so that the spending cuts are real. We must remove the budget gag rules that prohibit us from attacking the national debt. Today is Congressional Accountability Day. Many Members who ran for Congress pledged to cutting wasteful Government spending. Others pledged to balance the budget. A lot of us pledged to cut the $4.5 trillion debt. Many of us pledged to reform Congress. We promised to fight for change. Most of us have talked the talk. Today is the day to walk the walk. Today is the day to sign the A to Z spending cut discharge petition as almost 100 of our colleagues have done. Today we are accountable. Will it be business as usual? Or will we take a new road. Do we have the courage to stand up for real change? Today, by our actions, each of us will be accountable to the people of America.
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Addressing the need for budget reform and accountability in Congress.
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