On the recordJuly 25, 2001
this amendment does not add any dollars of spending to the bill, nor does it reduce any dollars of spending to the bill. The effect of the amendment, however, is just to consolidate several accounts dealing with the Executive Office of the President, the White House office. By way of explanation, Mr. Chairman, this amendment is offered on behalf of myself and the ranking member, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer). We have had some continuing discussions throughout the process of considering this legislation trying to accommodate the legitimate needs both of the executive branch and the legitimate needs of the legislative branch. The executive branch sees that in having the White House accounts split up into some 18 different accounts, a needless complexity that adds expense, that adds burdens, that adds administrative hurdles that they must go through to accomplish anything.
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