More than a dozen organizations ranging from Americans for Prosperity to Public Citizen are urging lawmakers to change the law to remove the president from the process of appointing the head of the Government Accountability Office.
In a letter sent Monday to key lawmakers from both chambers, the groups argue that since the GAO is a legislative body, its chief, the comptroller general, should be appointed by Congress rather than the president. The American Governance Institute, a nonprofit, organized the letter.
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