The Trump administration issued a proposal Thursday that touches on nearly every corner of American life by calling for shrinking federal agencies, selling assets and reorganizing the way the government delivers services to its citizens.
The 132-page report would merge the departments of Education and Labor, move welfare and food aid programs into the newly named Department of Health and Public Welfare, and shift rural housing assistance to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“This effort, along with the recent executive orders on federal unions, are the biggest pieces so far of our plan to drain the swamp. The federal government is bloated, opaque, bureaucratic, and inefficient. President Trump understands the frustration felt by hard-working Americans,” Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a statement. “I am eager to work with my colleagues across the Executive branch and in Congress to deliver a more trusted and efficient government that puts the American taxpayer first.”
The changes would limit government mortgage programs, including those delivered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The plan would restructure and possibly privatize the U.S. Postal Service, and it would sell power assets owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority and Department of Energy.
Much, but not all, of the plan would require approval of Congress.
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