Robert Onder

Republican

Representative
State: MO
District: MO-3

Missouri

via: stltoday.com

Bob Onder wants federal goverment to save money by sharing office space

Joe Holleman | Post-Dispatch

Political correspondent/columnist

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U.S. Rep. Bob Onder has entered the field of space exploration, sponsoring legislation that aims to save federal tax dollars by more prudent use of offices.

Onder, a Republican from Lake St. Louis, has piloted a bill to passage in the U.S. House that will push the federal government to share more office space among agencies that operate in the same area. The bill passed Sept. 8 and has been sent to the Senate for consideration.

"When I came to D.C., I was shocked to learn that many federal buildings throughout our country are nowhere near full or are sitting empty," Onder said in a statement, adding that some of the offices are located just blocks from each other.

Onder's effort got an approving nod from an influential lawmaker, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves of Tarkio, the longest-serving member of Missouri's delegation in Washington.

Graves, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and a 24-year House veteran, said the bill "will help ensure the federal real estate portfolio is right-sized."

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