Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) has launched his initiative called #WastefulWednesday. Every Wednesday, Congressman Norman will introduce legislation aimed to eliminate wasteful federal government spending that will total at least $100 million at the end of each fiscal year.
To begin #WastefulWednesday, today Congressman Norman introduced a bill that would eliminate a National Science Foundation grant program that studies the effects of how Congressional offices interact with each other. This will save at least $300,000 taxpayer dollars.
Congressman Norman has released the following statement:
"I am, and each member should be, serious about cutting erroneous spending from grants and programs. I want to start this initiative by introducing a bill every week for #WastefulWednesday to help alleviate our abysmal debt.
“The bill introduced today prohibits the National Science Foundation from studying how Members of Congress interact with each other. Over the last year, NSF has spent more than $300,000 of taxpayer funds studying the impact of Dear Colleagues letters, which are written and sent amongst Members of Congress and describe pieces of legislation each office is working on.
“This is not a matter of national concern worthy of hundreds of thousands of dollars. NSF should allocate its grant funds to research that will benefit everyday Americans.
“I look forward to introducing meaningful legislation to reduce our national debt and encourage my colleagues in Congress to strongly support this effort.
“The American people deserve better.”