Joe DioGuardi & Bella Abzug Debate on the Gabe Pressman Show

1986 Congressional Race - Debate between Joe DioGuardi & Bella Abzug on the Gabe Pressman Show on NBC-TV October 1986

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Joe Dioguardi showing Conresstional Credit Card

Former Congressman and President of Truth In Government, Joe DioGuardi holds "Congresstional Credit Card".

OUR FIVE POINT PLAN:

1. Develop a fair and accurate budgeting, accounting,and reporting process. Convert the current cash basis accounting system used in the annual Congressional budgeting process to the system of "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles" (GAAP) required of publicly traded corporations by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. Publish clear and accurate information on the finances of the federal government annually. Use GAAP to disclose all spending and commitments to spend, ensuring our national debt to foreign sources is clearly delineated.

3. Make the Chief Financial Officer's function a Cabinet-level position and remove financial management and reporting functions from the Treasury Department and transfer them to that position. Engage independent auditors.

4. Create a new independent body like the Federal Reserve System to promulgate a sound budgeting and accounting that will prevent political manipulation and conflicts of interest.

5. Tell Congress to implement meaningful reforms now.