[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     OPERATION TAXPAYER INITIATIVE

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Madam Speaker, Granite Staters are fed up with 
Washington's wasteful ways. The government's irresponsible spending has 
led to billions of your dollars being wasted to fund projects that 
already exist. Instead of ensuring that the most truly in need receive 
a hand up, your taxpayer dollars are instead being handed out to 
increase Washington's bureaucracy.
  That is why I have launched Operation TAXPAYER, an ongoing initiative 
designed to eliminate the wasteful plaguing of our government, running 
up our debt, and crowding out funding for worthwhile programs.
  As part of this initiative, I have introduced H. Res. 45, a 
bipartisan bill to fundamentally alter the way legislation is brought 
to the House floor.
  Under H. Res. 45, every piece of legislation awaiting consideration 
by Congress would receive a duplication score by the nonpartisan 
Congressional Research Service, with the goal of providing Members the 
necessary knowledge to identify whether or not a new bill creates a new 
program or project that already exists within our government.
  This is a commonsense, bipartisan step that will allow our government 
to finally take sizable bites out of our debt and deficit while 
ensuring the protection of safety nets for all Americans.

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