WASHINGTON – Delaware State Senator Nicole Poore (D-12) testified before a hearing of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee’s Government Performance Task Force on Thursday, briefing senators on Delaware’s efforts to streamline redundant programs to save tax dollars. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), who is a member of the task force, was an active part of Thursday’s hearing, which explored strategies for streamlining redundant federal programs.
Senator Poore, who chairs Delaware’s Joint Sunset Committee, described the history, processes, and outcomes of the work done by the Committee. Created in 1979, the Sunset Committee is a bicameral, bipartisan Committee in the Delaware State Legislature designed to promote government efficiency and effectiveness. Since its inception, the committee has performed 241 sunset reviews, evaluating and analyzing approximately 120 state agencies. For example, in 2008, the Joint Sunset Committee worked with boards and commissions staff in the governor’s office to terminate 19 inactive gubernatorial boards, councils, and commissions.
Media resources from today’s U.S. Senate Budget Committee Task Force hearing are posted below.
YouTube:
Click here to watch a State Senator Nicole Poore’s opening remarks from today’s hearing: http://youtu.be/nvBS3RKDbgg
Click here to watch Senator Coons question State Senator Nicole Poore during today’s hearing: http://youtu.be/fazfcaUixNg
MP3:
Click here to listen to Senator Coons’ opening remarks during today’s hearing: http://1.usa.gov/184dOfV
Click here to listen to State Senator Poore’s opening remarks during today’s hearing: http://1.usa.gov/17Apjy2
Photos:
Click here to download photos from today’s hearing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/senatorchriscoons
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