Opening Statement at Hearing on Performance Budgeting

Good Morning. Id like to welcome all of you to our discussion of performance budgeting and ways Congress and the Administration can work together to make our government more effective and more cost-effective. The American public deserves to know that we are spending their tax dollars wisely, and that means setting clear goals, evaluating programs for effectiveness, and purchasing goods and services for a fair price. I thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle for working with us, and I hope this bipartisan hearing will be the beginning of a constructive, ongoing dialogue between our Committee and the Administration about fiscal responsibility.
I would also like to recognize Congressman Kurt Schrader of Oregon, whose persistence and thoughtfulness on this issue is a primary reason were holding this hearing. Before he came to Washington, Congressman Schrader played a key role in helping Oregons state agencies re-focus their efforts to meet clear, simple goals and deliver a better return on the states investment, and he continues to work closely with Oregon Solutions, a public-private partnership which engages communities in solving public problems. We are grateful for his leadership on this important issue. Congressman Schrader, would you like to say a few words?

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