OIRA Final 2004 Report: Releasing Hit List

<p>Click here to download the final version of the 2004 annual report on regulatory costs and benefits, in which OIRA released the industry hit list, the White House hit list, and the White House fast-track list.

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OIRA Draft 2004 Report: Vehicle for Soliciting Hit List

<p>Click here to download the draft 2004 cost-benefit report, which was used to solicit industry nominations for the 2004-05 manufacturing sector hit list of regulatory protections to be rolled back.

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Overtime Amendment Stripped from Appropriations Bill

<p>An amendment to protect overtime rights and invalidate harmful changes to overtime regulations was defeated. Read more here from OMB Watch's Federal Budget & Tax weblog.

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OMB Watch Staff: George Sorvalis

Outreach Associate George Sorvalis has been working in the environmental movement since 1998. He has worked to raise funds for Clean Water Action, assisted the Environmental Quality Program at the Sierra Club's National Legislative Office, and, most recently, coordinated outreach efforts at the Working Group on Community Right-to-Know. George was hired by OMB Watch in January 2005 as an Outreach Associate to help raise the voice of citizens advocating for their right-to-know about environmental and health concerns. George has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Delaware.

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Confirmation Hearings Moving Forward

Jan 7, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Three of Bush’s cabinet nominees--Mike Johanns, the agriculture secretary nominee; Margaret Spellings, the education secretary nominee; and Carlos Gutierrez, the commerce secretary nominee--were unanimously approved in committee hearings Wednesday and Thursday. The confirmations in committee should pave the way for a quick floor vote.

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President Names Members of Citizen's Tax Panel

Jan 7, 2005 by Adam Hughes*

This morning President Bush announced nine members to his long-awaited tax panel that will recommend changes and simplifications to the U.S. tax system, picking former Senators Connie Mack and John Breaux to lead the panel. The president has highlighted tax reform as one of his top priorities in his second term. Officially titled the "President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform," the other members of the panel include:* former Representative Bill Frenzel, a Minnesota Republican and visiting scholar to the Brookings Institution;* former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rossotti;* Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.;* University of Southern California Professor Elizabeth Garrett;* former Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy Muris;* Stanford University Economics Professor Edward Lazear;* MIT professor James Poterba. The panel will be charged with investigating changes and simplification to the tax code. Bush has given the panel until July 31st to report its recommendations. Click here and here to read more about the announcement of the panel members.

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Bush's Cabinet: A Guide to the Nominees

MovinIdeas.com has created this great resource for information on Bush's second-term cabinet nominees. The site includes background, nomination status and links to analysis and articles on each of Bush's nine nominees.

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Great Site for Cabinet Nominee Information

Jan 6, 2005 by Guest Blogger

For an indepth look at Bush's cabinet nominees, check out this MovingIdeas site.

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Johanns Approved by Senate Committee

Jan 6, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Mike Johanns was approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee today, clearing the way for the senate vote and confirmation.

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Insider Info on the Push for Social Security Reform

Jan 6, 2005 by Guest Blogger

Reporters at the Wall Street Journal and CongressDaily have obtained a memo written by Peter Wehner -- a senior official in the Bush administration. Besides stating that social security reform would be "one of the most significant conservative governing achievements ever," the memo notes that not only is the creation of private accounts key to reform, but benefits cuts would be key as well. The latter point is not one that the President has publicly said would accompany any social security reforms, although this memo makes it clear that it is on the minds of many. See this New York Times article to read about differing views on social security reform.

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