Senator Lankford Calls For Action on Government Efficiency, Duplication and Transparency

Statement

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor about the government efficiency and duplication. The speech focused on his efforts to make government more transparent, reduce duplication and eliminate wasteful spending.

Lankford applauded yesterday's Senate hearing on duplication and the recent release of the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office's (GAO) "Annual Report of the Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits." Lankford called on the Senate to take up the GAO recommendations to reduce duplication, and consider his bill, the Taxpayers Right to Know Act, which would publicly expose every federal program and expense for the program. Lankford also referenced his government waste and solutions report entitled, "Federal Fumbles: 100 ways the government dropped the ball."

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