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Joe Barton: the CPI is not part of the Internal Revenue Code so it would not take a two-thirds vote. In fact, it would not even take…

On the recordApril 15, 1997
the CPI is not part of the Internal Revenue Code so it would not take a two-thirds vote. In fact, it would not even take a vote. We could do that by executive order or by regulation of the Department of Labor.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the legislative process regarding the Consumer Price Index.

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