Draggingtree Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Wizbang: Welfare, Not Work: Obama Shuts Down Minority Business Agency March 25, 2012 | Filed under Warner Todd Huston Hosannas. Obama has finally cut some federal spending. But noting which agency he shut down is sort of emblematic of his whole welfare/big government-pushing presidency. On Friday, the Department of Commerce announced that it would be shutting down all five regional offices of the Minority Business Development Agency, an agency that was created by Richard Nixon to help develop minority businesses. The administration claims that it will be saving around $30 million per year by eliminating the offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush is not too happy about the decision. “It sends the wrong message to entrepreneurs and businesses in our community at this time when we need to have an expansion,” Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) said. Rush offered legislation to increase funding to the Minority Business Development Agency. “This is message administrating, message management and message politics. It doesn’t have anything to do with the bottom line. The best message is one of expansion of the MBDA so it can do its work and meet its mission on the ground level and on the local level on the front line,” Rush added. Rush added that he has had a great working relationship with the regional office in Chicago. Lauren Victoria Burke reports that several other minority congressmen, including Florida Congressman Allan West, were just as unhappy as Rep. Rush. Lots of annoyed congressmen, to be sure. Still, doesn’t this just seem to fit the Obama administration to a tee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 The administration claims that it will be saving around $30 million per year by eliminating the offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.Chicago In other words a rounding error. Still and all I guess we should be happy he's shutting down some government agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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