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Policy experts clash over consolidation; CAP warns efficiency push shouldn't cut benefits
Summary
At a House subcommittee roundtable, Bobby Kogan of the Center for American Progress warned that seeking efficiencies must not be a pretext to cut benefits, while other witnesses argued for consolidation, stronger authorizer incentives and changes to budget process to reduce waste.
Bobby Kogan, senior director for budget policy at the Center for American Progress, told the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency that efficiency goals must not be used to justify cuts in services. "Looking for duplication should not be cover for cutting assistance," he said, adding that consolidation and block grants have historically reduced benefits for the populations they aim to serve.
Kogan warned that rescinding programs without protecting…
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