[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 33 (Thursday, February 27, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2056]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            IT IS TIME FOR WASHINGTON TO QUIT WASTING MONEY

  (Mrs. HARTZLER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, it is time for Washington to quit wasting 
money. A good place to start is to eliminate duplicative programs. Why 
should we pay twice for the same thing? We shouldn't.
  Nonpartisan inspectors general found that management at Federal 
agencies wasted $67 billion by failing to implement cost-cutting 
recommendations. This is unacceptable.
  We must take action to eliminate duplicative and wasteful government 
programs such as the duplicative USDA catfish inspection scheme I 
fought to eliminate. This program has spent $30 million of your money 
and hasn't inspected a single fish. This is just one example.
  The people of this Nation deserve no less than a government that is 
transparent and wisely spends the hard-earned tax dollars of the 
people. I am proud to support legislation this week that addresses 
wasteful spending. It is time to rebuild trust with the American people 
and get government out of the way.

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