OTA elimination has backing of Senate Appropriations/legislative branch subcmte. chair.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
OTA IN JEOPARDY: SEN. MACK SAYS WORK CAN BE REPLICATED BY OTHER SOURCES during a May 26 hearing. Senate Appropriations/legislative branch subcommittee Chairman Connie Mack (R-Fla.) said the key question in deciding whether to eliminate OTA is whether the information it provides can be supplied by other sources; he asserted that "the answer is yes." The elimination of OTA is recommended in both the House and Senate budget proposals.