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Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005

Date: Sept. 21, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation Government Budget and Spending


TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 -- (House of Representatives - September 21, 2004)

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 770 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, H.R. 5025.

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Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Van Hollen amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the Transportation-Treasury and Independent Agencies appropriation bill for fiscal year 2005, which would implement revisions made in 2003 to the Office of Management and Budget's long-standing rules that govern Federal agencies' outsourcing of work.

Given the fact we have lost more than 2 million jobs since 2001, we should present a more thoughtful approach to Federal contracting that is fair to both the Federal and private sectors. I am not convinced that the rush to privatization is a cure-all for all of the workplace issues that we need to deal with. Therefore, I am not sure it is going to necessarily save taxpayers money.

We should accept the Van Hollen amendment. I urge support for it. Let us go back to the drawing board and get it right.

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