Joni Ernst Introduces Bill To Ship A Chunk Of One Agency's Employees Out Of DC
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation to move 30% of the Small Business Administration (SBA) workforce outside of the Washington, D.C., area Thursday.
Ernst previously introduced the Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement (SWAMP) Act in 2023, which would move the headquarters of government agencies outside of Washington, D.C. Ernst told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the legislation, the “Returning SBA to Main Street Act” would save money by reducing the amount of unused office space in the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters.
“The best ideas come from the states, not Washington,” Ernst told the DCNF. “The SBA has lost sight of its goal and there is no better way for it to rediscover it then to get closer to Main Street and better understand the people it serves. This is just the start in fixing the broken bureaucracy and making the federal government finally start to work for the American people.”
The legislation requires the SBA to “promote geographic diversity, including consideration of rural markets” when relocating employees from the D.C. area and to ensure adequate staffing throughout the regions of the Administration, to promote in-person customer service.”
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