Paper Cuts
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) got his first piece of legislation passed this week in the US House, where it sailed through with a 393-0 vote. That’s surprising, if only because commonsense usually finds a cold shoulder in Washington.
In this case, it’s H.R. 1246, which will cut the Department of Defense printing budget by 10 percent and save taxpayers a whopping $180 million over the next five years. It saves nearly $36 million next year alone.
That’s not a typo: $180 million in savings for the Department of Defense – for printing costs.
“All government programs must be thoroughly scrutinized, including the Department of Defense,” West said. “After serving 22 years in the United States Army, I am aware of areas where saving money is very possible. My challenge is for every Member of Congress to detect where they can also shave wasteful spending. If that were to happen, one can only imagine what kind of impact that would have on our federal budget.”
Imagine that, indeed.
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