[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 128 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1616-E1617]
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                       CREATING A 21ST GOVERNMENT

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                           HON. STEVEN SCHIFF

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 3, 1995
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, in our recent series of field hearing on 
creating a 21st government, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight traveled to Cleveland, OH. Members heard testimony from 
several experts in the field of government restructuring.
  One of our panelists was the Mayor of Philadelphia, Edward Rendell, 
who described the structure of the city of Philadelphia's government 
when he took office in January 1992. He concluded that:

       The city was operating with management systems that were 
     designed for a different era. The city's budget process, 
     personnel system, contracting process, management hierarchy, 
     and information system were layered with unwieldy, 
     bureaucratic practices that did not encourage innovative and 
     effective management of limited resources.

  As a public servant myself, I have watched our Federal Government 
structure grow out of control for decades. Perhaps we can learn from 
these cities and apply some of their successful reorganization methods 
to the Federal Government. Republican members of the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight remain dedicated to creating a 
Government structure through innovation, revitalizing management 
practices, and distinguishing the 

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functions that are needed to produce the results that the American 
public demands.


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