Political Quotes

“I am pleased to introduce along with Senators McCain, Roth, Glenn, and Cohen the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995, which eliminates and modifies over 200 outdated or unnecessary congressionally mandated reporting requirements and also places a sunset on those reports with an annual, semi-annual, or other regular periodic reporting requirement 4 years after the bill's enactment. The legislation is designed to improve the efficiency of agency operations by eliminating paperwork generated and staff time spent in producing unnecessary reports to Congress. The legislation that we are introducing today is similar to the bill Senator Cohen and I introduced last year, and is the product of a thorough effort to identify those congressionally-mandated agency reporting requirements that have outlived their usefulness and now serve only as an unnecessary drain on agency resources--resources that could be devoted to more important program use. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that enactment of this legislation could result in savings of up to $5 to $10 million without even factoring in the savings from the sunset provision.”