European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 5, 1993 a . The stars and stripes Pago 7clinton asks citizens to Washington it a president Clinton on thursday invited americans to suggest ways to a locate waste and wipe it out of the Federal government As he announced plans to streamline the nations bureaucracy. A ,. A the administration plans an Agency by Agency review searching for Way to Cut waste and fraud and treat taxpayers like customers said Clinton Catling it a an historic step in reforming the Federal  he named vice president a Gore to head the Campaign. The president urged american citizens and Federal employees to get involved. He said they can write Gore or Call one of several toll free numbers agencies put in place before Clinton took office to record reports of waste fraud or abuse. A was we locate waste and wipe it out it will be a breath of fresh air for american taxpayers a Clinton said. Clinton said he expected specific suggestions within six months and promised not to produce a another report that gathers  Gore said a president Clinton is starting a revolution in government right Here and  he said the administration expected a significant savings from the study but he declined to put a figure on it. A pm not going to give you a Dollar figure or a target for the savings we expect to come about As a result of this but we do expect significant savings to come a he said. As a candidate Clinton used the same language in promising voters a new and improved government. In his Campaign Book putting people first Clinton said a we cannot put people first and create jobs and economic growth without a revolution in  he said thursday a your goal is to make the entire Federal government both less expensive and More efficient and to change the culture of our National bureaucracy away from complacency and entitlement toward initiative and  Cut waste the presidents plan will be modelled after the Texas performance review. Supporters say the study which took five months helped the state Avert a huge budget shortfall by cutting spending and consolidating agencies. But several senators have ideas of their own to streamline government. Sen William Roth jr., a Del has introduced legislation calling for a commission on government Reform sen. John Glenn a Ohio has proposed a National commission on executive organization Reform and Sens. Robert j. Kerrey d-ncb., and Joseph lie Herman d-conn., have called for a commission for a government that works. Clinton was flanked by several congressman during his announcement including Glenn. The White House Hopes to get Congress involved Gores audit the official said. Citizens with complaints of waste abuse fraud or neglect can write to Clinton or Gore. The address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avci a Washington ., 20006. M first lady s secret talks defended Washington a the administration asked a Federal judge wednesday to dismiss a suit against first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton seeking to Force open the Workings of the health care re Clinton meets with top Security team president Clinton and members of the National Security coun Mclarty half hidden director of management and budget cil get together for the councils Hill meeting wednesday in Leon Panetta joint chiefs of staff chairman. Gen. Colin l. Washington. Clockwise from left National Security Council Powell Secretary of state Warren Christopher Clinton Secre chairman Anthony Lake vice president a1 Gore Secretary of tary of defense Les Aspin and Central intelligence Agency do the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen White House chief of staff Mack Rector James Woolsey. Democrats focus on spending cuts Washington a conservative House democrats say they will help push president Clinton a deficit reduction plan through Congress but they still want to find tens of billions of dollars in additional spending cuts. About 60 conservative and moderate democrats told House speaker Thomas Foley d-wash., that they want to heed the Public thirst for deeper reductions than the $247 billion Clinton has proposed Over four years. At the private meeting wednesday evening they told Foley they also want to exceed the several billion dollars in cuts congressional leaders plan to add to Clinton s package in part by cutting medicare and income support programs. While democrats debated Clinton a spending cuts the nonpartisan congressional budget office estimated that As it stands Clinton a program would leave budget deficits a total of $23 billion higher than he claimed Between 1994 and 1998. Lawmakers conceded that the budget office s preliminary analysis meant they May have to find additional spending cuts or tax increases just to meet the deficit reduction goals the president announced a we will evaluate their figures and where necessary make adjustments As we. Write a budget Resolution a said House budget committee chairman Martin Olav Sabod Minn. White House budget chief Leon Panetta spent More than an hour wednesday with House democrats hoping to Nail Down support for Clinton a package. When that closed door session ended Panetta and lawmakers said they agreed that the administration would examine suggested additional cuts a if the proposals could get through Congress. A we done to want to slow Down the whole package Quot said rep. Tim Penny a Minn. A the Public will not be impressed if we bog  but following the meeting conservative and moderate democrats headed by Penny Mccurdy and rep. Charles Sten Holm of Texas agreed to a list of additional spending cuts they would like to Sec added Tomlin Tony Splan their proposal would total $ 10 billion in additional cuts for fiscal 1994, which starts oct. 1, and $100 billion in reductions Over five years. It included $25 billion in savings in medicare in part by limiting benefits for Well to do people and $23 billion by reducing Federal income support programs. Sabo has said he wants to add $3 billion to $4 billion to Clinton s cuts for 1994. His committee s democratic members have started writing a budget that Sabo said the panel will vote on next wednes Day f a full House vote is planned the follow i Gweek. Form task Force that she chairs. Three groups contended in a suit filed last week that because Clinton is not a Federal employee closed meetings Between task Force members and working groups advising the panel Are illegal under the 1972 Federal advisory committee act or fact. Quot there is no evidence that Congress intended fact to apply to a task Force solely of Cabinet members White House officials and the first lady Quot acting attorney general Stuart Refson said in a 40-Page reply wednesday. And if that was the intent Gerson said the Law is unconstitutional because it restricts the presidents ability to obtain recommendations from his closest advisers for making legislative recommendations to Congress a such an interference with the president s prerogatives would violate separation of Power principles Quot in the Constitution he said. The Justice department memorandum was filed in . District court in Washington ., in preparation for a hearing today before judge Royce c. Lamberth. The association of american physicians and surgeons the american Council for health care Reform and the National Legal policy Center last week asked Lamberth for an injunction prohibiting any closed meetings of the task Force or of its dozen members with members of the a working group advising it. Under the 1972 Law any Federal advisory committee that renders advice to the president or to Congress that is not who a composed of Public officials or Federal employees must hold their meetings in  cooking up ways to help slash National debt a by the associated press can just a spoonful of sugar a cup of flour and a Pinch of Salt make the deficit go Down inspired by a North Dakota teen Ager who donated $1,000 toward paying off the nations $4.2 trillion debt optimists around the country Are rolling out the dough holding bake sales for the . Treasury. And the Eskimo pie corp., smelling a Sweet Opportunity said wednesday it will give the government 5 cents for every Box of its chocolate coated Vanilla ice ere3m snacks on a stick sold Between March 8 and april 4. Such Public spirits were stirred after Larry Vil Lella sent the government $1,000, Money he made Selling a Gizmo he invented to water Trees. The 14-year-Oid entrepreneur was thanked in a personal Call from president Clinton. Now fifth graders at Stewart elementary school in Oxford Ohio reported raising $278.50 this week peddling trays of Bill brownies Gore goodies Capitol Hill cookies Tipper Toffee and Oval office Oatmeal. The staff of the Divide county journal a weekly newspaper in Crosby n.d., decided to hold a bake Sale and Send the proceeds to Washington other donors Are simply reaching into their wallets. Quakers in High Point n.c., gave $523 toward Federal deficit reduction after Mehta Haning asked the High Point friends meeting members to donate $1 apiece. Donations to Dent the 13-digit deficit Are Welcome said Pete Hollenbach spokesman for the Bureau of the Public debt where an account for such gifts set up in 1961 has netted $24.4 million. Donors should make checks payable to the Bureau of the Public debt and enclose a note saying the Money is for debt reduction. The address Bureau of the Public debt dept. A Washington  20239-0601