While the Clinton Administration's health care plan of last year would have reduced Medicare spending by as much as the Republicans have proposed this year, the White House continues to exploit the Medicare issue hoping for some political gain. This strategy was confirmed in a confidential memo left in a Capitol Hill Liquor store by a top Democratic strategist and then found by a loyal Republican Hill staffer. Waste Patrol - Where Government Can Slim Down Old Habits Are Hard to Break What the Budget Committee taketh away, the Appropriations Committee giveth back. Some appropriators are apparently having a hard time kicking their pork program habits. Such projects, Myers claims, serve a vital national interest.
Old habits are hard to break.
Nothing written here should be construed as an attempt to help or hinder legislation before the U.S. Congress. The National Center for Public Policy Research. Excerpts may be reprinted providing original source is credited. Those interested in making the case for the abolition of the Department of Commerce are working to augment their already substantial pool of Commerce horror stories. According to a new poll released by The Washington Post and ABC News, the electorate is almost evenly divided between those who support the President's plan to balance the budget and those who support the GOP's plan.