| 00:00:00 | WHICH TAKES IMPORTANT STEPS TO ELIMINATE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WASTE AND INEFFICIENCIES. |
| 00:00:05 | I SERVED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT FINANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FOUR YEARS WHERE I FOCUSED MY EFFORTS ON MAKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MORE ACCOUNTABLE. |
| 00:00:15 | % MY SUBCOMMITTEE HELD NUMEROUS HEARINGS WHICH ALL TOO OFTEN ACCOUNTING ERRORS SUCH AS OVERPAYMENT FOR SERVICES OR REDUNDANT PAYMENTS WERE DISCOVERED OR WHERE PROGRAMS WERE NOT EFFECTIVELY FULFILLING THEIR INTENDED MISSION. |
| 00:00:27 | AT A TIME WHEN THE NATIONAL DEBT IS OVER $13 TRILLION, IT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE APPARENT THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST SPEND TAX DOLLARS WISELY. |
| 00:00:37 | FEDERAL PROGRAMS MUST BE MONITORED TO ENSURE OUR INVESTMENTS ARE PRESENTING CLEAR RESULTS AND THOSE PROGRAMS NOT PERFORMING EFFECTIVELY MUST BE REFORMED OR ELIMINATED. |
| 00:00:46 | ONE OF THE REASONS WE FIND OURSELVES IN SUCH SUBSTANTIAL DEBT TODAY IS FEDERAL PROGRAMS NEVER END. |
| 00:00:53 | BOTH HIGH PERFORMING AND LOW PERFORMING PROGRAMS CONTINUE ON YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR. |
| 00:00:59 | OFTEN WITH INCREASING FUNDS. |
| 00:01:00 | THE FRL GOVERNMENT NEEDS A CLEAR EVALUATION PROCESS FOR EACH PROGRAM. |
| 00:01:04 | THE RESULTS OF WHICH WOULD BE USED TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE WITH INFORMATION NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS SHOULD CONTINUE AND WHICH SHOULD NOT. |
| 00:01:13 | THE LEGISLATION WE ARE CONSIDERING HERE TODAY SIMILAR TO LEGISLATION THAT I INTRODUCED IN THE 108TH AND 109TH SESSION OF CONGRESS WOULD REQUIRE ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES WORK WITH THE OFFICE F MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY OUTCOME-BASED GOALS AND SUBMIT AN ACTION PLAN TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. |
| 00:01:30 | AGENCIES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT ACCORDINGLY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS, OUTLINING HOW EFFECTIVELY THEY ARE WORKING TO MEET THE STATED GOALS AND ALL INFORMATION WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE ANTI-AMERICAN PEOPLE. |
| 00:01:42 | IN ADDITION -- AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. |
| 00:01:45 | IN ADDITION THE G. |
| 00:01:46 | A.O. WOULD BE TASKED WITH PERFORMING FREQUENT AND DETAILED EVALUATIONS OUTLINING HOW EFFECTIVE EACH AGENCY HAS BEEN IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS. |
| 00:01:55 | G.A.O. WOULD ALSO ASSESS WHETHER THE GOALS ARE APPROPRIATE AND DETERMINE IF PROGRAM IS PROVIDING DIRECT VALUE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. |
| 00:02:01 | THIS IMPARTIAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS WILL ENSURE AGENCIES ARE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR FEDERAL TAXPAYER DOLLARS. |
| 00:02:08 | I STRONGLY COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE, REPRESENTATIVE CUELLAR, FOR INTRODUCING THIS BILL TO ENSURE THAT FEDERAL RESOURCES ARE SPENT EFFICIENCY AND -- EFFICIENTLY AND WASTE IS MINIMIZED. |
| 00:02:21 | NOW MORE THAN EVER WHILE AMERICANS ARE CUTTING EXTRANEOUS EXPENSE FROM THEIR BUDGETS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST DO THE SAME. |
| 00:02:28 | I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WOULD JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT. |
| 00:02:31 | I URGE A YES VOTE AND YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:02:35 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. |
| 00:02:37 | THE GENTLELADY ROM CALIFORNIA IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:02:38 | MS. |
| 00:02:39 | WATSON: MADAM SPEAKER, I WOULD NOW LIKE TO YIELD TWO |
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