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Scott Garrett: “The gentleman, first of all, misstates the actual language of the underlying bill when he says that the housing fund is…”

On the recordMay 17, 2007
The gentleman, first of all, misstates the actual language of the underlying bill when he says that the housing fund is a tax on profits of the GSEs. It is not a tax simply on the profits of the GSEs. It is a tax of the overall activity.
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Scott Garrett
New Jersey

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Addressing misconceptions about the housing fund and its taxation in a bill.

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