Doles Urges Cabinet Cuts

Hoping to bolster his conservative credentials for the 1996 presidential race, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole proposed eliminating four Cabinet departments he said cost taxpayers $70 billion a year and do more harm than good.

In urging an end to the departments of Education, Energy, Commerce and Housing and Urban Development, Dole said Friday that Republicans must be bold as they pursue their goals of balancing the budget.

“And I think the best place to start is with four of the most ineffective, burdensome and meddlesome departments,” Dole told the National Newspaper Association.