Would you believe it? Washington has finally begun to act to control wasteful government spending. From hearings to markups to floor consideration, legislators finally appear to be taking measures to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse within federal programs.
Of course, the proof is in the pudding, as the measures have some way to go before they get enacted into law. But the moves are all good signs that Congress understands the need to protect scarce taxpayer dollars and combat the crooks as one way to get spiraling federal deficits back under control.
