On the recordFebruary 27, 2014
It is time for Washington to quit wasting money. A good place to start is to eliminate duplicative programs. Why should we pay twice for the same thing? We shouldn't. Nonpartisan inspectors general found that management at Federal agencies wasted $67 billion by failing to implement cost-cutting recommendations. This is unacceptable. We must take action to eliminate duplicative and wasteful government programs such as the duplicative USDA catfish inspection scheme I fought to eliminate. This program has spent $30 million of your money and hasn't inspected a single fish. This is just one example. The people of this Nation deserve no less than a government that is transparent and wisely spends the hard-earned tax dollars of the people. I am proud to support legislation this week that addresses wasteful spending. It is time to rebuild trust with the American people and get government out of the way. ____________________
