Political Quotes

“Madam Chairman, the Government Performance and Results Act was strongly supported by Democrats when it became law in 1993. It was fully consistent with efforts by the administration to reinvent government. Let us be fair about this. Spearheaded by Vice President Gore's National Performance Review, the administration has made great strides in bringing greater accountability, efficiency, and economy to the Federal Government. It is actually the longest running reform effort in U.S. history. The policies have already saved American taxpayers over $130 billion. Now that is economy. The size of the Federal work force has been reduced through attritions and buyouts by over 300,000 employees. That is efficiency. We now have the smallest Federal work force since John F. Kennedy was President. That is economy and efficiency. Federal agencies have eliminated more than 16,000 pages of regulations. That is efficiency. Agencies have been cutting red tape, empowering Federal employees, and putting the public first. Government works. The American people know that government works. People know government can do better. They also know that government is doing its job. This is our government. We have a responsibility to make it work for us. That is what the Government Performance and Results Act is intended to do, to make government work, to make it work better, to make it work more efficiently, working for the people.”