Kevin Brady: “And to follow that point just a little farther we have now, we are entering the 21st century, and every part of our life…”

“And to follow that point just a little farther we have now, we are entering the 21st century, and every part of our life it seems is changing. Every industry, every profession, every small business has undergone a great deal of change, but government has not; the same programs, the same nonaccountability. In sunset, which is the bill number by the way is H.R. 2939, it is the Federal Sunset Act of 1998, and it has 80 cosponsors on that bill, changes government, gives back control to taxpayers, just demands accountability. And, more importantly, it insists that our agencies serve our taxpayers and their customers. And people will say, well, wait a minute now. You cannot sunset the EPA. Well we are not picking winners and losers. Every agency is up for review. But frankly, and I do not agree with a lot that the EPA does, but if we spend money to preserve the environment, I want that money to actually work to clean up a dirty area or a pile of tires. And people say, well, you cannot sunset the Social Security Administration. Well, we are not sunsetting the benefit, we are sunsetting who delivers it. And frankly my seniors, many of whom we have a lot of trouble trying to get their benefits to them, frankly they live month to month depending upon those dollars. And their attitude is, if the administration is not going to to get their benefits to them on time to those who have earned it, then find someone who will.”