[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1690]
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           DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 1996

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 1996

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, this replacement bill contains an amendment 
which was meant to be incorporated into H.R. 3244, the District of 
Columbia Economic Recovery Act of 1996. Only because of the rush to get 
H.R. 3244 in on April 15, 1996, income tax day, was it omitted from the 
bill. This amendment is not an unusual provision. As is often the case 
with a bill which strives for particular effects, this amendment 
provides a mechanism to measure those effects. The primary importance 
of this amendment is to provide for course corrections, if necessary. 
Because no bill of this kind has been attempted before, unintended 
consequences could arise and changes may be needed. The data the 
Treasury will provide will alert Congress of any need for changes or 
improvements in the bill based on actual experience.

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