Congressman's Response to Citizen's Concerns about Federal Spending1974-06-01Jones, James Robert, 1939-http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_109_4_22_36_0025The document is a letter from Congressman James R. Jones discussing his efforts to cut government spending and control wasteful projects. He mentions specific examples of wasteful spending, such as studying why children fall off bicycles and the mating calls of toads, as well as excessive office refurbishments and vanity projects by government officials. Jones also mentions legislation he is sponsoring to cut non-essential spending. He highlights the need for more accountability and oversight in government spending.