Newt Gingrich on Budget & Economy Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House

Focus on customers; use employee knowledge

Deming’s name is not familiar to most Americans. But he embodies so many of the traits of the American character that he deserves a place in the nation’s mythology. He is already honored in Japan, where the highest annual award bestowed upon a Japanese company each year if the Deming Award for Quality. Although Deming’s work defies any easy summary, his teachings generally focus around four basic points:
1. The customer should be the focus of any business.
2. Systems, rather than individuals, should be the focus of improving production.
3. There has to be a theory or hypothesis before each change or action. Prediction is the key to management.
4. Every employee can be a key player in improving a process or product. Employees should be treated as knowledgeable contributors to their activities.

Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto.

[As part of the Contract with America, within 100 days we pledge to bring to the House Floor the following bill]:

The Fiscal Responsibility Act:
A balanced budget/tax limitation amendment and a legislative line-item veto to restore fiscal responsibility to an out-of-control Congress, requiring them to live under the same budget constraints as families and businesses.