[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 31 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H1527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             GAO STUDY: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS GOING TO WASTE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Damian Paletta of the Wall 
Street Journal reported on the study by the Government Accountability 
Office revealing bloated budgets in government programs. The study 
examined a number of Federal agencies and found duplicative overlaps 
leading to wasteful spending of the taxpayers' money. The GAO found 
inefficiencies with 82 Federal programs to improve teacher quality, 56 
programs to help people gain a working knowledge of finances, and 47 
Federal programs for job training and employment. The study concluded 
that the effectiveness of many of these programs has not been assessed.
  At a time when the President proposes trillion-dollar deficits, the 
Federal Government cannot afford to be throwing away the people's money 
on wasteful programs. Efficiency should be at the forefront of all 
Federal spending to promote small-business job creation. I commend the 
efforts of Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma for being a driving force 
behind the study to uncover the overlapping of these programs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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