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Danny Davis: “If a mandate is required and we believe the costs should be allocated to someone else, why not vote on it? Why not…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 1995
If a mandate is required and we believe the costs should be allocated to someone else, why not vote on it? Why not overrule a point of order and take some responsibility for our actions as we send that dollar down to the States and localities. Let us remember this: unfunded mandates are basically a cost shift from a progressive income tax to more regressive property taxes. I believe it is in everyone's interest to know these costs before we pass them onto States and localities in taxes.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the implications of unfunded mandates during a congressional debate.

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