In a June 21 cabinet hearing, Office of Management Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said it’s been almost 100 years since the government was reorganized and that leads to bizarre results.

“If you make a cheese pizza, it’s governed by the Food and Drug Administration. If you put a pepperoni on it, that’s governed by the USDA,” Mulvaney said. “If you have a chicken, it’s governed by the USDA. If that chicken lays an egg, it’s governed by the FDA. But if you break the egg and make it into an omelet, that is now covered again by the USDA.”

He proposed moving food safety duties into the USDA “because they’re really good at it” and moving housing from USDA to Housing and Urban Development. He suggested moving SNAP to Health and Human Services.

Mulvaney said this won’t happen overnight, but some of the restructuring can be achieved through the administrative process.

“Other stuff is going to take longer,” he said, “But this is the stuff that’s worth fighting for and it won’t get done unless somebody does  - takes those first steps, which is what we’re doing today.”

Related news:

The Trump administration is proposing to consolidate USDA safety net programs. – Hoosier Ag Today

A 132-page document released by the White House claims to make government “lean, accountable and more efficient.” – The Federalist

Food safety is one of many federal government functions that Trump wants to reorganize. – Freshplaza.com

The White House released a proposal on June 21 that would shift all food safety functions to the US Dept. of Agriculture while moving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to a new Bureau of Economic Growth within the Dept. of Commerce. – Meat & Poultry

The Trump administration is planning a major reorganization of USDA. – govmatters.tv