[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 78 (Wednesday, June 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H3109-H3110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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THE SAVE ACT
(Mr. JOYCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. JOYCE. Mr. Speaker, every day, we talk about the need to cut
spending and government waste in order to promote economic stability
and to grow our economy. That's why I've introduced a bill to do just
that.
The SAVE Act would cut $200 billion over 10 years by eliminating the
duplicative and inefficient spending within the government. This bill
has already received bipartisan support. In fact, these cuts were
outlined in the President's own GAO report. They include: cutting $137
million by eliminating duplicative catfish studies; saving taxpayers
$33 billion by reducing Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse; and
forcing government agencies to act more
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like the private sector with contract bidding, saving taxpayers $80
billion.
These are commonsense and practical cuts, and I urge my colleagues to
join me in supporting the SAVE Act.
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