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Jeff Bingaman: “I rise today in strong support of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act. This bill will ensure that we streamline…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1994
I rise today in strong support of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act. This bill will ensure that we streamline Government as efficiently as possible. Reducing the Government work force through this legislation will permit agencies to target employees in unnecessary high level jobs and maximize savings. This will help meet the administration's goal of reducing the total Federal work force by approximately 252,000 employees over the next 5 years. This is a sensible and rational proposal for restructuring the Federal work force. Additionally the money saved through this downsizing effort will be targeted to help finance the omnibus crime bill which will help fund 100,000 additional police officers on the streets and ensure more effective punishment for criminals. I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico
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Supporting the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act during a floor speech.

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