[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 39 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E411]
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                       TRIBUTE TO PAUL M. AUSTER

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                            HON. BILL ARCHER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 11, 1999

  Mr. ARCHER. Mr. Speaker, this week marks the culmination of a very 
successful career for Paul M. Auster who for the past twenty-three 
years has served as Tax Counsel for the House Committee on Ways and 
Means.
  A native of Brooklyn, New York, Paul secured his law degree from the 
College of William and Mary in Virginia. Afterwards, he received his 
Masters in Taxation from New York University and began public service 
in the Chief Counsel's Office at the Internal Revenue Service. In 1976, 
Paul joined the Republican Staff of the Ways and Means Committee and 
became responsible for all areas of the Tax Code relating to employee 
benefits, international taxation and insurance. Anyone who is familiar 
with these issues knows that Paul was the principal attorney dealing 
with some of the most complicated provisions of the Internal Revenue 
Code.
  Throughout his years with the Ways and Means Committee, Paul assisted 
Members and staff with a myriad of legislative initiatives and helped 
draft legislative language for at least a dozen major tax bills 
starting with the 1976 Tax Reform Act and finishing with the Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 1997. As the pension and foreign tax rules grew 
increasingly more complex, Paul's expertise and depth of knowledge 
became crucial to sound tax policy.
  I know Paul's friends and coworkers join me in wishing him the very 
best. Paul has earned a fulfilling retirement marked with the 
satisfaction of a job well done. He will be truly missed by those 
fortunate to have worked at this side. Good Luck, Paul, and thank you.

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