[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1691]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TAXPAYERS RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I believe the American 
people deserve to know how their hard-earned tax dollars are spent. 
That is why I introduced the Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act.
  Congress is known for its complex bills, but this one is pretty 
simple. It requires each Federal agency to provide taxpayers an annual 
report card of what they are doing with the money they have been given. 
With a government this large it is no secret we have waste and 
duplication. By better tracking government spending, we can look back 
and identify the outdated programs that should be eliminated or 
streamlined to save money.
  As the people's representatives, we are here to be responsible 
stewards of their tax dollars, and this bipartisan bill is a good start 
to stopping wasteful spending.

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