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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S6847 on Oct. 26, 2017.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and was referred as indicated:
EC-3275. A communication from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act'' (RIN1210-AB83) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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