Posted on 01/13/2012 3:57:14 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat
In what could lead to a big reorganization of the federal government, the Associated Press reports that President Obama will ask Congress for the power to merge departments and agencies to help streamline government and improve efficiency.
The president's first priority would be combine the trade and commerce departments, according to a senior administration official.
The president would request fast-track consolidation authority that would allow him to propose agency mergers that would then be subject to an up-or-down vote from Congress within 90 days. Under the terms of the president's proposal, lawmakers would still need to grant the president the the fast-track authority and approve each of his proposals.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Igamine that..a big lying phony Obama lying and being a phony?
Next thing you know Romney will be giving inspiring speeches at black churches.
He got this idea from his “Conservative” advisor David Brooks, who wrote about this very thing in a recent column.
Oh and Obama is a manipulator in the sleezy sense of the word.
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