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James M. Jeffords: “What we are faced with here is a bill that says these are ideas we ought to study, but we ought to have them studied not…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1998
What we are faced with here is a bill that says these are ideas we ought to study, but we ought to have them studied not by an agency that is dedicated to killing the program, so we give it to the Department of Treasury. We say here is an idea; study it, and then make recommendations, and then we can maybe go to a pilot if it looks good. You don't give it to an agency who is dedicated to doing the program in unless you obviously want to kill the program. And that is obviously the design here.
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James M. Jeffords
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Discussing concerns about a bill related to program evaluation and agency involvement.

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