Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos has introduced her first bill, and it aims to tackle government waste. The measure would reduce duplicative services and root out waste in government. The goal is to save taxpayer money and enhance revenue.
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Bustos points to 47 job training programs run by the federal government, of which 44 overlap. She says consolidating programs that overlap can save tens of billions of dollars while not impacting program quality.