{"id":6760,"date":"2012-01-14T00:03:38","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T08:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=6760"},"modified":"2012-01-14T00:03:38","modified_gmt":"2012-01-14T08:03:38","slug":"obama-proposes-to-increase-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/14\/obama-proposes-to-increase-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Proposes to Increase Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday Barack Obama proposed that Congress give him the authority to merge six separate agencies related to commerce, in  move sure to confound Republicans.  Although nobody will be fired, this will eliminate 1,000 federal jobs by attrition, save $3 billion, eliminate duplication of effort, and provide one-stop access for business.  In theory, this should be a Republican wet dream, except for one thing.  They hate Barack Obama more than they like their own policies.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"14Obama\"President Obama will ask Congress on Friday for the power to consolidate parts of the federal government, proposing a first step of combining several trade- and commerce-related agencies under a plan that the White House said could eliminate more than 1,000 jobs and save $3 billion over 10 years.<\/p>\n

A senior administration official said the White House proposal is Obama\u2019s follow-through on his promise during last year\u2019s State of the Union address to create a leaner, more efficient bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

But the move also comes at a politically opportune moment, as the president heads into his re-election campaign and aims to blunt Republican criticism<\/a> that his policies have stunted business growth and bloated the federal budget at a time of ballooning debt… <\/p>\n

Congressional Republicans scoffed<\/strong> at the relatively small scale of Obama\u2019s proposal, saying many more cutbacks are needed to tame the deficit.<\/p>\n

…Obama will propose combining the functions and staff of six trade- and commerce-related agencies and offices: the Small Business Administration; the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; the Export-Import Bank; the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and the Trade and Development Agency<\/strong>. The move would ease the regulatory burden on businesses and save money by eliminating duplicative functions such as human resources, the White House official said\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Here is the video of Obama\u2019s speech.<\/font><\/p>\n