Event
Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Hearing
"Enhancing the President's Authority to Eliminate Wasteful Spending and Reduce the Budget Deficit"
Mar 15 2011
2:30 p.m. | 3432 Dirksen Senate Office Building | Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security, will hold a hearing titled "Enhancing the President's Authority to Eliminate Wasteful Spending and Reduce the Budget Deficit" on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in room 324 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
The hearing will examine the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011 (S.102), which was reintroduced by Sens. Carper and John McCain (R-Ariz.) at the beginning of the 112th Congress. In addition to Sens. Carper and McCain, the legislation is cosponsored by 33 Senators from both parties. The bill would enable the president to single out earmarks and other non-entitlement spending in legislation that is sent to the White House for the president's signature. The president would then send those specific items back to Congress for expedited votes on whether or not to cancel or reducing funding for the provisions.
The hearing will include testimony on the past usage of the executive branch's existing rescissions authority as well as the constitutionality of the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act. The witnesses will also discuss how the enhanced rescissions authority proposed in Sens. Carper and McCain's legislation could prove useful in eliminating excess spending and helping to reduce our budget deficit.
In this hearing, we will take a closer look at the legislation Sen. McCain and I introduced at the beginning of the 112th Congress—the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011," said Sen. Carper. "This expedited rescissions proposal would empower the president to exercise greater fiscal restraint and bring much-needed accountability to the appropriations process. As a former governor who had similar discretion to cut unnecessary state spending, I know first-hand how useful this tool can be for restoring fiscal order to government. I'm eager to hear from the hearing's witnesses, as their testimony will give us a better understanding of exactly how great of an impact the legislation could have in eliminating wasteful federal spending. While this bill alone certainly wouldn't be enough to solve all of our nation's fiscal problems, it would be a valuable addition to our toolbox as we work to reduce our budget deficits."
For more information and to watch a live stream of Sen. Carper's hearing, please click HERE.
WHAT:
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Hearing "Enhancing the President's Authority to Eliminate Wasteful Spending and Reduce the Budget Deficit"
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
2:30 p.m.
WHERE:
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
WITNESSES:
Maya MacGuineas
President
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Virginia McMurtry, Ph.D.
Specialist in American National Government
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Todd Tatelman
Legislative Attorney
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Thomas Schatz
President
Citizens Against Government Waste
The hearing will examine the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011 (S.102), which was reintroduced by Sens. Carper and John McCain (R-Ariz.) at the beginning of the 112th Congress. In addition to Sens. Carper and McCain, the legislation is cosponsored by 33 Senators from both parties. The bill would enable the president to single out earmarks and other non-entitlement spending in legislation that is sent to the White House for the president's signature. The president would then send those specific items back to Congress for expedited votes on whether or not to cancel or reducing funding for the provisions.
The hearing will include testimony on the past usage of the executive branch's existing rescissions authority as well as the constitutionality of the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act. The witnesses will also discuss how the enhanced rescissions authority proposed in Sens. Carper and McCain's legislation could prove useful in eliminating excess spending and helping to reduce our budget deficit.
In this hearing, we will take a closer look at the legislation Sen. McCain and I introduced at the beginning of the 112th Congress—the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act of 2011," said Sen. Carper. "This expedited rescissions proposal would empower the president to exercise greater fiscal restraint and bring much-needed accountability to the appropriations process. As a former governor who had similar discretion to cut unnecessary state spending, I know first-hand how useful this tool can be for restoring fiscal order to government. I'm eager to hear from the hearing's witnesses, as their testimony will give us a better understanding of exactly how great of an impact the legislation could have in eliminating wasteful federal spending. While this bill alone certainly wouldn't be enough to solve all of our nation's fiscal problems, it would be a valuable addition to our toolbox as we work to reduce our budget deficits."
For more information and to watch a live stream of Sen. Carper's hearing, please click HERE.
WHAT:
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Hearing "Enhancing the President's Authority to Eliminate Wasteful Spending and Reduce the Budget Deficit"
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
2:30 p.m.
WHERE:
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
WITNESSES:
Maya MacGuineas
President
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Virginia McMurtry, Ph.D.
Specialist in American National Government
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Todd Tatelman
Legislative Attorney
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Thomas Schatz
President
Citizens Against Government Waste
