STERLING – U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos hopes her first piece of legislation will make government more efficient by eliminating waste and overlapping resources.

Bustos, D-East Moline, introduced the Government Waste Reduction Act on Wednesday. The bill is intended to put into practice the recommendations from two reports by the Government Accountability Office.

In a conference call Wednesday, Bustos said the recommendations would “reduce duplication of government, save taxpayer money, enhance revenue, and very importantly, root out waste in government.”