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Steve Womack: “About 65 analysts are devoted to producing cost estimates after full committee markup, but producing estimates on the…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2020
About 65 analysts are devoted to producing cost estimates after full committee markup, but producing estimates on the routine basis before markup would eliminate some of the work that now occurs afterward.
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Steve Womack
Republican · Arkansas

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CBO's response on the feasibility of providing cost estimates before markups.

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