Adam Mazmanian writes the former comptroller general gave testimony on the proposal at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Tuesday.
An endorsement will give the commission authority to give Congress an annual round of âspecific, actionable recommendationsâ regarding which government programs to cut, a function Walker told FCW the Government Accountability Office had no power to do.
The commission will be made up of seven membersâthree presidential appointees and four congressional nominations.
The recommendations will be voted without being subjected to subcommittee scrutiny or amendments, a proposal that FCW said has caught the attention of several federal unions.