Rep. Stansbury: There is still bipartisan work being done in Congress!

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Today, I'm also excited that this committee is taking up a number of bipartisan bills including my duplication scoring act which I am co-sponsoring with Mr. Burchett. This bill will require the Government Accountability Office to review bills that have been reported by the committees for potential duplication.

[00:00:20]It's a bill that essentially will ensure that Congress is not reinventing the wheel every single time it passes legislation. It's common sense. We need to reduce duplication. We need to improve transparency. We need to ensure efficiency of our federal government and we need to ensure most importantly that our federal programs are delivering for the people of this country. Because the taxpayers deserve to know that their hard-earned dollars are being spent effectively, responsibly, and actually going to programs that are going to help them. Modernizing these programs requires rolling up our sleeves, getting to work, and working in a bipartisan manner. And as you all know on this committee, we have been working very closely with the chairman of the efficiency committee, Congressman Burchett, on this important effort. I think legislation like this demonstrates that good government reforms do not have to be partisan, that we don't have to fight over improving the federal government, that accountability, accountability, transparency, efficiency should be goals that every single member of Congress can support. And you know, one of the things that I hear most commonly when I go home to New Mexico and share about what is happening in this body, of course, they're deeply concerned about democracy and the future of this country, concerned to see slush funds being created to pass ballrooms without the American people's consent, and deeply concerned to see what this administration is doing every single day. But when they find out that we are actually still legislating and doing bipartisan work, they are heartened and have hope because they know that at the end of the day, ultimately we're able to get legislation passed that will help support our communities. So, I am grateful that this committee is taking up this legislation because I know that for people back home it can feel like Washington is divided, that Washington is not listening, and that the people who serve in this body don't care about the everyday people of the United States. So, legislation like this proves that we can continue to legislate, that we can continue to work together across the aisle, and it reminds the American people that despite our disagreements, we can come together to actually make practical reforms that improve the lives of the American people. So, I'm proud to be working with Congressman Burchett to help address these issues, to eliminate waste, to make our agencies more efficient, and to help carve out a path to rebuild our country as we are fighting to defend our democracy.