Sam Brownback: “I would just like to talk to Members, the Chamber and those listening about what we did this past week. It was on…”

“I would just like to talk to Members, the Chamber and those listening about what we did this past week. It was on Wednesday we came forward with a proposal announcing task forces that would develop the proposals to eliminate 4 Cabinet-level agencies, the agencies of Commerce, Education, Energy, and HUD. And the proposals are that we would look at these agencies and we would ask the questions: Do they perform essential functions? And if not, can they be eliminated? Can we get many of these solutions and these issues back to the people? Can we give these things back to the people, back to local units of government? Can we consolidate some of these functions? Can we eliminate others? And getting back to what the Founding Fathers had envisioned for our Nation. It is interesting to me to note Alice Rivlin, the current Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a 1992 book, said she does not think the Federal Government ought to be involved in education. It should not be involved in economic development. It should not be involved in some of these centralized planning functions that are taking place.”