On the recordFebruary 8, 2007
I salute the Senator for his work. I think we ought to hear him carefully when he reminds us of one of the most obvious solutions to that problem, the 2-year budget. That idea has broad support in this Chamber, and it is a very simple idea. It says we will make our budget every 2 years. If we have to make adjustments in the odd year, we can do that. We already do that from time to time, but then in the intervening year, we would have plenty of time to look over our programs, make sure they work, and perhaps repeal some of them and add some better ones and check the stacks of regulations. If you look at all of the regulations that small colleges in Ohio and Tennessee have to wade through every year, that stack is very high. I brought them down on the floor one time. Surely, we can get rid of those. On both sides of the aisle we would like to do that. Our process doesn't appear that way.
Said by
Douglas Alexander
Labour Party
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