Capitol Hill Kumbayah

There’s really no market for stories that reflect well on Congress – which must be why almost no one covered the passage of this bill last week: The Government Report Eliminations Act of 2014.

You see, one of the things Congress does when it passes a law, is that it requires annual reports on how the law is working. Over the years the list has grown so that now, according to the Washington Post, Congress has assigned itself an annual reading list of 4,291 reports.

Imagine how smart the members must be by now!

Except it turns out many of them go unread. Why no one would want to read the annual report on Dog and Cat Fur Protection, I can’t say,

But in 2012 the Obama Administration put out a list of 269 reports that could be safely eliminated. After two years, Congress pared that down to 48 – one percent of the total, and last week, the bill passed!

So, the Dog and Cat Fur Protection report, which was keeping 15 staffers busy for three months, will cease publication. Although, I’m sure you can find used copies on Amazon.

More importantly, it brought Republican Darrell Issa to the floor to actually compliment the White House, “I’d like to thank the administration …”

When Congress can finally come together with the White House to eliminate one percent of its paperwork, I ask you, can a compromise on Immigration Reform be far behind?