President Obama asked Congress on Friday for the authority to streamline the executive branch by merging several agencies that have similar duties.
“Right now, there are six departments and agencies focused primarily on business and trade in the federal government,” Obama said. “In this case, six isn’t better than one. It’s redundant and inefficient. With the authority I am requesting today, we could consolidate them all into one department with one website, one phone number and one mission.”
Obama ticked off a list of ways his administration has consolidated the federal government, but said “that’s not enough.”
He is asking Congress to reinstate the authority that previous presidents prior to 1984 have had in streamlining government.
