Jerry Moran: “I am concerned that with such an important bill if we do not give the Commission that is delegated the responsibility of…”

“I am concerned that with such an important bill if we do not give the Commission that is delegated the responsibility of defining mandates and determining their impact, then all of this effort is for nought if we do not have sufficient resources to carry out this responsibility. I do not want underscore the importance of having the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations take on this responsibility. For those of you who are not familiar with it, it is chaired by the former Governor of Mississippi, Bill Winter; a very active member is the Republican mayor of Knoxville, TN, Victor Ashe, who is also president of the United States Conference of Mayors; a former senior staff person for the National League of Cities is executive director; Gov. Mike Leavitt is a very active member; the Democratic mayor of Philadelphia, Ed Rendell, is a very active member. It is totally bipartisan. In fact, it is fully committed to the principles espoused in the unfunded-mandates legislation we are currently considering.”