[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 101 (Thursday, July 27, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1571]
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 INTRODUCTION OF SURVEY OF INCOME AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION LEGISLATION

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 27, 2006

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today I, along with Senator Jack Reed (D-
RI) in the Senate, introduce legislation that will establish a 
Commission on the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The 
President has proposed eliminating the SIPP in his FY 2007 Budget, with 
a redesigned survey to take its place in 2009. This is careless, as it 
takes away one of the most valuable sources of data on the economic 
well-being of American families. The SIPP Commission represents a fair 
process for changing or eliminating the survey if the need arises. 
Should someone wish to change the SIPP, a detailed proposal outlining 
the change, its justification, and the timetable on which it should 
take place, will be submitted to the SIPP Commission for evaluation. 
Members of the Commission would include the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, one appointed member from Department of 
Agriculture, the Department of Labor, the Department of Energy, the 
Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security 
Administration, the Bureau of the Census, and two members from the 
National Academy of Sciences.

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