Political Quotes

“I want to thank the chairman, Mr. Oberstar; the subcommittee chairwoman also, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson); Ms. Pingree also for the work she has done; and, of course, our ranking members, Mr. Boozman, for the work that you and Mr. Mica have done. This particular amendment is to support government efficiency. We both believe this amendment will eliminate waste and redundancies in the programs and will improve the effectiveness and cut back wasteful spending. This amendment authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to identify, number one, best management practices for allocating resources in an efficient and effective manner. It would outline key reasons why such practices will result in positive outcomes and disseminate the best practices to the management conferences. Also, this amendment identifies redundant rules, regulations, and requirements for reporting by grant recipients and instructs the EPA Administrator to develop a plan to eliminate those redundancies in the future. This amendment, Mr. Chairman, will make our government more efficient, more effective, and more accountable by conducting this type of evaluation. I urge support of this amendment.”