Okay. Good morning. Welcome. I call to order the subcommittee on oversight. I want to thank everybody for joining us today. Were holding this hybrid hearing in compliance with House Resolution 965. Accordingly, i am joined but members here in the hearing room as well as approximately ten members on the remote platform. Thats outstanding, and i want to thank them for joining us. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind the members of a few procedures to endus navigate ther the help us navigate the terrain here. First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted. For those participating virtually to limit background noise. [inaudible conversations] well pause for one moment. [background sounds] members are responsible for unmuting themselves, unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their five minutes. Members here in the hearing room also are reminded to keep your microphones muted when you are not recognized. Sec
Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses. Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses. E appreciate your time i frequently say we appreciate your time. I frequently say it started by a simple amendment, something it started by a simple amendment, something we all hate to do, but if we are going to do we all hate to do, but if we are going to do it, it is kind of nice to get some measure of control and a Pretty Simple concept asking the gao to start issuing reports due to inspections on different duplicated programs has resulted in 75 billion worth of savings over seven years, which is remarkable. Based on the amount of budget authority, the gao has 3. 8 billion over the same timeframe. I know your over all return on investment is what, attorney general . General . 112 to one. Ok. I do ask unanimous consent to my written remarks written Opening Statement get entered into the record. I do want to start with a couple
Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses. Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses. E appreciate your time i frequently say we appreciate your time. I frequently say it started by a simple amendment, something it started by a simple amendment, something we all hate to do, but if we are going to do we all hate to do, but if we are going to do it, it is kind of nice to get some measure of control and a Pretty Simple concept asking the gao to start issuing reports due to inspections on different duplicated programs has resulted in 75 billion worth of savings over seven years, which is remarkable. Based on the amount of budget authority, the gao has 3. 8 billion over the same timeframe. I know your over all return on investment is what, attorney general . General . 112 to one. Ok. I do ask unanimous consent to my written remarks written Opening Statement get entered into the record. I do want to start with a couple
He was going to be tough and it was a terrible downfall. For more of this schedule go to booktv. Org. A Senate Committee now looks at waste and fraud in areas of the federal government including improper refundable tax credits by the irs. I gao official and the treasury inspector recommended savings during the hearing. Good morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses, appreciate your time, your testimony and look forward to your oral testimony and answering what will be some pretty interesting questions. I frequently say from this podium that the inspectoray generals, you are go to agencies in government. Doing so much to root out and identify and eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, duplicative programs which is what this hearing is about, is the reports by the gao that really started with the Pretty Simple amendment offering 2010 by senator coburn in the debate over increased, something will hate to do but if are going to do it its kind of nice to get some mea
Morning. This hearing will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses, appreciate your time, your testimony, and look forward to your oral testimony and answering i think what will be some interesting questions. I frequently say from this podium that the General Accounting Office and Inspector Generals are, youre our go to agencies in government doing so much to root out and identify and eliminate waste, fraud prosecutor abruce bus, duplicate prod grams which is what this hearing is about is the reports by the gao that really started with the Pretty Simple amendment offered in 2010 by senator cole burn in the debyte bait over increase in debt sooelg ceiling. Something we all hate do, but it were going to do it its kind of nice to get some measure of control and a Pretty Simple concept asking the gao to start issuing reports, do inspections on different duplicated programs has resulted in 75 billion worth of savings over seven years, which is pretty remarkable based on the amount of