Oversight of the Implementation of the Grace Commission Report :hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, May 9, 1985 |
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Page 4 - put the full statement in the record. I am pleased to be here today to discuss the results of our review of the
Page 27 - to be here today to discuss the results of our review of the recommendations made by the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost
Page 110 - from the General Services Administration, the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget would
Page 113 - Included under the broad category of subsidies are expenditures for means-tested programs for the poor such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Food Stamps, and Medicaid. To combat a 'Poverty Gap' of $50.1 billion (the difference between the poverty level and the incomes of subsidy recipients in means-tested
Page 263 - plan no further distribution of this report for 30 days. At that time, copies of this report will be
Page 74 - A cut-off point should be established below which subsidy payments would not be taxed—with everything above the cut-off point included in total income and taxable as any other income would be at the individual or corporation's given tax bracket. The information provided
Page 254 - The Honorable William D. Ford Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman:
Page 78 - A cut-off point should be established below which subsidy payments would not be taxed—with everything above the cut-off point included in total income and taxable as any other income would be at the individual or
Page 263 - and Senate Committees; the Director, Office of Management and Budget; the Director, Office of Personnel Management; and other interested parties.
Page 32 - a two-volume report, entitled Managing the Cost of Government; Building an Effective Financial Management Structure (GAO/AFMD-85-35, February 1985).