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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S4346 on July 21, 2020.
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 communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated:
EC-5068. A communication from the Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: TRICARE Providers''
(RIN1250-AA08) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2020; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-5069. A communication from the Chief of the Regulatory Coordination Division, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants''
(RIN1615-AC27) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2020; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
EC-5070. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-17, V-18, V-62, V-94, V-163, and V-568 in the Vicinity of Glen Rose, Texas'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2020-0006)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
EC-5071. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of an Executive Order with respect to the recent actions taken by the People's Republic of China to fundamentally undermine Hong Kong's autonomy; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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