[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1081]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TAXPAYERS SHOULD KNOW HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING THEIR HARD-EARNED 
                                 MONEY

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks, DOGE has been hard 
at work locating wasteful spending and improving the efficiency of the 
Federal Government, something that has been a priority for me during my 
time in Congress.
  For many years, I have worked in a bipartisan manner to highlight and 
target government waste, fraud, and abuse.
  Over 4 years ago, my legislation, the Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act, 
passed the House and became law.
  This bipartisan legislation required the Office of Management and 
Budget to publish an online inventory of each agency's Federal programs 
to streamline duplicative programs and prevent wasteful spending on 
ineffective programs.
  Last year, the OMB officially launched the Federal Program Inventory, 
representing a vital first step in increasing transparency and 
providing us with the tools necessary to eliminate government waste.
  Along with OMB Director and DOGE, I remain committed to ensuring that 
taxpayers know how the government is spending their hard-earned money.

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