Russ Feingold: “I was pleased to introduce legislation early in this session to address this issue. That bill, S. 38, would cap the…”

“I was pleased to introduce legislation early in this session to address this issue. That bill, S. 38, would cap the total number of political appointees at 2,000, and I am pleased to be joined in that effort by my good friend, the Senior Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain). Our proposal to cap the number of political appointees has been estimated by CBO to save $330 million over five years. Mr. President, our bill was based on the recommendations of a number of distinguished panels, including most recently, the Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on the Presidential Appointment Process. The task force findings are only the latest in a long line of recommendations that we reduce the number of political appointees in the Executive Branch.”