Sunset Commission Proposal is Back

Once more Congress is working to eliminate Federal programs that big business doesn't like.

Remember the Sunset Commission? If approved, it will be packed with industry bigwigs and will act in secret to dismantle one program after another.

The proposal may reach the House floor as early as next week.

Here's an excerpt from the Truthout article. The entire article can be found by clicking on the post title.

Apparently rushing to lock in a long-sought goal before the fall elections, GOP congressional leaders may bring to a vote within weeks a proposal that could literally wipe out any federal program that protects public health or the environment - or for that matter civil rights, poverty programs, auto safety, education, affordable housing, Head Start, workplace safety or any other activity targeted by anti-regulatory forces.

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