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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2017-02-27” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D190-D191 on Feb. 24, 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:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY,
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 998, the
``SCRUB Act''; H.J. Res. 83, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to
``Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness'', 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Assessing VA's Risks for Drug Diversion'', 3:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
