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“STOP THE DUPLICATION OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1722 on March 6, 1996.
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STOP THE DUPLICATION OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
(Mr. CHRYSLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. CHRYSLER. Mr. Speaker, as my colleagues know, continuing on with the gentleman from Arkansas [Mr. Hutchinson], his comments on the duplicative nature of the Federal Government programs where 760 Federal programs spanning 39 separate agencies and departments and commissions; we also when we got here found that we had 163 job training programs, and now, with the Careers Act, we only have 4. The trade programs in this country; we had 115 trade programs and 19 different agencies. With my legislation to dismantle the Department of Commerce, we consolidated that into one trade office. The economic development programs; there were 315 economic development programs in the Federal Government. We need two, one for the private sector and one for the public sector.
We need to stop the duplication of the Government programs and get rid of this Government-knows-best attitude here in Washington, DC, because the American people cannot afford it any longer.
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