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Al Gore’s ‘Reinventing Government’ Initiative Is Recalled As Musk Seeks To Shrink Government
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Al Gore’s ‘Reinventing Government’ Initiative Is Recalled As Musk Seeks To Shrink Government

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As Donald Trump seeks to cut government waste, fraud and abuse, historians recall the Clinton Administration’s “Reinventing Government” initiative in the 1990s, headed by Vice President Al Gore. It eliminated more than 426,000 jobs in eight years. Clinton-Gore worked with members of Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that encountered little resista…

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