[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       INTRODUCING THE SWEEP ACT

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, this week, Congressman Glenn Nye 
and I introduced the SWEEP Act.
  This legislation would require that an independent, bipartisan 
commission be established to review Federal programs and to make 
recommendations for those that should be eliminated, consolidated, or 
have their funding reduced. Most importantly, this bill would require 
Congress to have an up-or-down vote on the commission's 
recommendations. There are many programs that have outlived their 
original purpose. The SWEEP Act will help us to weed out programs that 
are no longer needed, and that will help our bottom line.
  This bill is part of a comprehensive 10-bill package that I'm either 
cosponsoring or writing to help tackle our national debt. Each of the 
10 bills in my plan does one of three things that working families do 
as they deal with their own finances: They make commonsense spending 
decisions. They trim the fat. They chip away at their everyday debt.
  The SWEEP Act will help trim the fat, and I am proud to help bring 
this bill to Congress. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this important 
bill.

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