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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the in the Senate section section on page S9209 on Dec. 15, 2021.
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-2829. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Vaccine and Mask Requirements to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs''
(RIN0970-AC90) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 8, 2021; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2830. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Prescription Drug and Health Care Spending'' (RIN0938-AU66) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 30, 2021; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2831. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Community Services Block Grant Report for Fiscal Year 2016''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
EC-2832. A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Summary of Review and Recommendations for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs to Prevent Opioid Addictions and Enhance Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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