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“MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the in the Senate section section on page S741 on March 9.
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:
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
At 12:18 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
H.R. 753. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes.
enrolled joint resolution signed
The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled joint resolution:
H.J. Res. 30. Joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to
``Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights''.
The enrolled joint resolution was subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mrs. Murray).
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