Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, this amendment requires that the Directors of the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget to submit a joint report to the Congress analyzing the costs and benefits of proposals to abolish or consolidate the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Information Agency, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. This cost/benefit analysis will allow this Congress to make an informed decision that fully considers the effects of consolidation of agencies on the personnel and management systems involved. I support the goal of achieving a balanced budget over seven years, but I believe that we need to focus on the hard working citizens, many who live in Northern Virginia, who face possible job loss as a result of the agency consolidations proposed by this bill. During our recent hearings, it has become evident that so-called downsizing and consolidation efforts can have the unintended consequence of actually increasing costs to the federal government.”