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Bill Archer: “Figures do not lie, but. Those were Treasury figures. They do not cite the Joint Committee figures that the…”

On the recordApril 5, 1995
Figures do not lie, but. Those were Treasury figures. They do not cite the Joint Committee figures that the congressional activities depend upon. The Treasury figures are so distorted that they are not credible. They were exposed as being noncredible in our committee when the Treasury witness was before us. Imputing rental incomes to somebody that owns their own home and saying that is income to you, this is ridiculous. These figures are just not credible.
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Bill Archer
Texas
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Criticizing the credibility of Treasury figures during a committee discussion.

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