PART P1

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1994

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON RULES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS

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CONTENTS

FEBRUARY 24, 1994

Page

Opening statement of Hon. Butler Derrick, chairman of the Subcommittee

on the Legislative Process

1

Opening statement of Hon. James H. Quillen, ranking minority member

of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process

Statement of:

Camp, Hon. David, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michi-

gan (prepared statement p. 22).

Cox, Hon. Christopher, a Representative in Congress from the State

of California (prepared statement p. 54)

50

Crapo, Hon. Michael, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Idaho (prepared statement p. 38)

35

Dunn, Hon. Jennifer, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Washington

9

Gallo, Hon. Dean, a Representative in Congress from the State of New

Jersey (prepared statement p. 48)

46

Hefley, Hon. Joel, a Representative in Congress from the State of Colo-

rado

19

Hutto, Hon. Earl, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida

Pomeroy, Hon. Earl, a Representative in Congress from the State of

North Dakota

6

14

Ramstad, Hon. Jim, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Minnesota (prepared statement p. 29)

27

Solomon, Hon. Gerald B.H., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York

3

Text of H.R. 885

Walker, Hon. Robert S., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Pennsylvania (prepared statement p. 64)

Additional material submitted for the record:

Articles submitted by Representative Ramstad of Minnesota:

Letter dated October 8, 1993 from the National Taxpayers Union

supporting his bill, H.R. 323

61

24

Article from the Washington Post, July 30, 1993 titled, "A Bit of
Creative Accounting Makes the Budget a Fraud”

Article from the Investor's Business Daily, June 23, 1993 titled,

"The Budget's Dirty Little Secret"

Opening statement of Hon. Butler Derrick, chairman of the Subcommittee

on the Legislative Process

71

Statement of:

Blum, James L., Deputy Director, Congressional Budget Office (prepared

statement p. 185)

93

Irving, Susan J., Associate Director for Budget Issues, General Account-

ing Office (prepared statement p. 204)

202

Mann, Thomas, Director of Governmental Studies, The Brookings Institu-

tion

284

Martin, John, former speaker, Maine House of Representatives (prepared

statement p. 256)

254

Miller, Jim, former director, Office of Management and Budget, coun-
cillor, Citizens for a Sound Economy

217

Ornstein, Norman J., resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute

285