Obama tries to seize mantle of small government from the GOP, Obama looks to merge six trade, commerce agencies into one
President Obama, looking to make the federal government leaner, is looking to merge six trade and commerce agencies, a senior administration official confirmed to The Hill……..
The president's proposal is an attempt to put Republicans on the defensive in an election year by forcing them to choose whether to support something they have long stood for — reducing the size of government and cutting spending. The plan could help Obama counter charges from the GOP that he is a big-government liberal who has tried to expand the bureaucracy during his term in office.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/203965-obama-looks-to-merge-trade-commerce-agencies
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