While President Clinton and his allies daily shift policy positions based on polling and focus groups, we believe it is critical for you, as leaders of the conservative movement, to not sacrifice certain core beliefs in an attempt to gain a short-term political advantage. With this in mind, we urge you to work toward the following objectives during the remainder of the 106th Congress. Maintain Fiscal Discipline by Enforcing a Hard Freeze on Spending .
Federal spending continues to grow uncontrollably.
While President Clinton is to blame for much of this largesse, many are nonetheless disappointed in Congress, given promises by your party to eliminate 14 government agencies and 283 federal programs. Americans want a smaller, smarter government. Enacting a hard freeze on discretionary spending is the least that can be done to show that Republicans are serious about reducing the size of government. While this would represent an important step toward fiscal discipline, the ultimate goal must be that of real reductions in federal spending. All On-Budget Surpluses Should be Used for Tax Cuts.