U.S. Treasury Communications to Congress

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Listed below are selected communications to Congress from the Department of the Treasury. This site includes communications from Departmental Offices, such as those from the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or other senior Treasury officials, and may include:

Treasury written testimony submitted for Congressional hearings

Treasury written responses to follow-up questions from Congressional hearings

Treasury legislative proposals formally transmitted to the Congress

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Related sites include communications to Congress from Treasury Bureaus, OMB, and other agencies.

December 1999

November 1999

Testimony on tax shelters by Acting Assistant Secretary Jonathan Talisman before the House Committee on Ways and Means, November 10
Testimony on the President's plan for preserving Social Security by Secretary Lawrence H. Summers before the House Committee on Ways and Means, November 9
Testimony on recent development in the global economy and the ongoing reform of the global financial system by Secretary Lawrence H. Summers before the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations, November 5
Statement on his nomination to serve as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury by Deputy Assistant Secretary Baer before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, November 5

October 1999

Statement on his nomination to serve as U.S. Executive Director of the African Development Bank by Wallace A. Johnson before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, October 29
Testimony on the Administration's proposals to further amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act by Deputy Secretary Stuart E. Eizenstat before the Senate Committee on Judiciary, October 27
Testimony to recommend, on behalf of the Administration, favorable action on eight bilateral tax treaties and protocols by International Tax Counsel Philip R. West on, October 27
Testimony on the restructuring of the electric power industry by Tax Legislative Counsel Joseph Mikrut before the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction, October 19
Statement, "Globalization that Works for People," by Secretary Lawrence H. Summers to the Democratic Leadership Annual Conference Washington, D.C., October 14

September 1999

Testimony on the Administration's proposed tax incentives for improving the environment by Deputy Assistant Secretary Leonard Burman before the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, September 30
Testimony on Treasury debt management and the proposal to repurchase outstanding Treasury securities prior to maturity by Assistant Secretary Lee Sachs before the House Committee on Ways and means, September 28
Testimony on hybrid pension plans by Benefits Tax Counsel J. Mark Iwry before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, September 21
Testimony on financial policies toward Russia by Secretary Lawrence H. Summers before the House Banking Committee, September 21
Statement on his nomination to serve as General Counsel of the Treasury by Deputy General Counsel Neal S. Wolin before the Senate Finance Committee, September 15
Testimony on Holocaust related issues by Deputy Secretary Stuart E. Eizenstat before the House Banking Committee, September 14
Testimony on H.R. 1228, a bill to extend law enforcement retirement benefits to certain occupations within the Treasury by Assistant Secretary Kay Dolan before the House Committee on Government Reform Civil Service Subcommittee, September 9

August 1999

Letter on the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (Pub.L. 104-66) from Assistant Secretary Linda L. Robertson to Chairman James A Leach, House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, August 23
Letter on H.R. 382, the Wire Transfers and Disclosure Act of 1999 from Assistant Secretary Linda L. Robertson to Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, August 13
Letter on H.R. 2245, the Federalism Act of 1999 from Assistant Secretary Linda L. Robertson to Chairman Dan Burton, House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, August 6

July 1999

Testimony on disaster insurance by Deputy Secretary Stuart Eizenstat before the House Banking and Financial Services Committee, July 30
Letter on S. 1156, the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Technical Amendments Act of 1999 from Assistant Secretary Linda L. Robertson to Chairman William V. Roth, Senate Committee on Finance, July 27
Remarks on the nation's economic growth by Under Secretary Gary Gensler to the Congressional Black Caucus Southeastern Conference, July 24
Letter on the Exon-Florio provision in S. 1059, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 from Assistant Secretary Linda L. Robertson to Chairman John Warner, Senate Committee on Armed Services, July 23
Testimony on the civil forfeiture reform by Under Secretary James E. Johnson before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight, July 21
Testimony on the protection of personal financial information by Under Secretary Gary Gensler before the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, July 21
Letter on sections 1049 and 1050 in S. 1059, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, as passed the Senate, by Under Secretary James E. Johnson to Chairman Warner, Senate Committee on Armed Services, July 15
Testimony on the work opportunity tax credit by Deputy Assistant Secretary Leonard Burman before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, July 1

June 1999

Statement of Stuart E. Eizenstat on his nomination to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury before the Senate Finance Committee, June 29
Statement of Deputy Assistant Secretary Lee Sachs on his nomination to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets before the Senate Finance Committee, June 29
Statement of Jeffrey Rush, Jr. on his nomination to be Treasury Inspector General before the Senate Finance Committee, June 29
Statement of Deputy Secretary Lawrence H. Summers on his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, June 22
Testimony on drug money laundering and the Colombian Black Market Peso Exchange by Under Secretary James E. Johnson before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, June 21
Statement of Deputy Secretary Lawrence H. Summers on his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury before the Senate Finance Committee, June 17
Testimony on debt relief for the poorest developing countries by Under Secretary Timothy F. Geithner before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, June 15
Testimony on the Department of the Treasury's progress in implementing the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 by Fiscal Assistant Secretary Donald V. Hammond before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, June 15
Testimony on recent economic and financial developments in Russia by Assistant Secretary Edwin M. Truman before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, June 10

May 1999

Testimony on firearms violence and legislative proposals to reduce it by Under Secretary James E. Johnson before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, May 27
Testimony in support of reauthorization of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and the enactment of the Program for Investments in Micro-entrepreneurs (PRIME) Act by Under Secretary Gary Gensler before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 26
Testimony on the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and its programs by CDFI Fund Director Ellen W. Lazar before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 26
Testimony on reforming the global financial architecture by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 20
Testimony on the President’s FY 2000 budget request for Treasury’s international programs by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, May 19
Testimony on reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the regulation of derivatives by Under Secretary Gary Gensler before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty Crops, May 18
Testimony on the U.S. Customs Service by Under Secretary James E. Johnson before the Senate Finance Committee, May 13
Testimony on the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets’ report on hedge funds by Under Secretary Gary Gensler before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 6
Testimony on financial modernization by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the House Commerce Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, May 5

April 1999

Report of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, Hedge Funds, Leverage, and the Lessons of Long-Term Capital Management, April 29
Testimony on revenue raising proposals in the President’s FY 2000 budget by Assistant Secretary Donald C. Lubick before the Senate Finance Committee, April 27
Testimony on dollarization of economies in Latin American countries by Deputy Secretary Lawrence H. Summers before the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy and Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, April 22
Testimony on the President’s FY 2000 budget request for Treasury’s international programsby Deputy Secretary Lawrence H. Summers before the House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, April 21
Testimony on the President’s FY 2000 budget request for Treasury’s law enforcement bureaus by Under Secretary James E. Johnson before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, April 15
Testimony on international debt issues with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa by Deputy Assistant Secretary William E. Schuerch before the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, April 13
Testimony on establishing an international trade data system by Deputy Assistant Secretary John P. Simpson before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, April 13

March 1999

Testimony on the second annual Financial Report on the U.S. Government by Fiscal Assistant Secretary Donald V. Hammond before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, March 31
Testimony on bankruptcy reform by Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark B. McClellan before the Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 25
Testimony on the President’s FY 2000 budget request for Treasury by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, March 25
Testimony on pension issues by Assistant Secretary Donald C. Lubick before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, March 23
Testimony on tax treatment of structured settlement arrangements by Tax Legislative Counsel Joseph M. Mikrut before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, March 18
Testimony on the President’s FY 2000 budget request for Treasury by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, March 18
Testimony on the President’s FY 2000 budget request for Treasury’s international programs by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the House Committee on Appropriations, March 17
Testimony on the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and its programs by CDFI Fund Director Ellen W. Lazar before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, March 11
Testimony on the President's FY 2000 budget by Assistant Secretary Donald L. Lubick before the House Committee on Ways and Means, March 10
Testimony on reform of the International Monetary Fund by Under Secretary Timothy F. Geithner before the Senate Banking Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, March 9
Written statement on H.R. 22, the "Postal Modernization Act of 1999," by Deputy Assistant Secretary Lewis A. Sachs for the House Government Reform Subcommittee on the Postal Service, March 4
Testimony on the President’s proposal to ensure the financial well-being of the Social Security and Medicare programs and to improve the retirement security of all Americans by Deputy Secretary Lawrence H. Summers before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, March 3
Testimony on hedge funds, the near-collapse of Long Term Capital Management, and the status of the Working Group on Financial Markets study on hedge funds by Deputy Assistant Secretary Lewis A. Sachs before the House Banking Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises, March 3
Testimony on implementation of the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Program by Fiscal Assistant Secretary Donald V. Hammond before the House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, March 2
Testimony on President Clinton's proposal to reform Social Security by Deputy Secretary Lawrence H. Summers before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, March 1

February 1999

Testimony on management of the CDFI fund by CDFI Director Ellen W. Lazar before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, February 25
Testimony on domestic production of oil and gas by Assistant Secretary Donald C. Lubick before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, February 25
Testimony on the Administration's views on financial modernization by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the Senate Banking Committee, February 24
Testimony on the FY 2000 budget for Treasury's law enforcement offices and bureaus by Under Secretary James E. Johnson before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, February 23
Testimony on the Administration's views on financial modernization by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, February 12
Testimony on the President's FY 2000 budget by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the House Ways and Means Committee, February 4
Testimony on the President's FY 2000 budget by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the Senate Budget Committee, February 3
Testimony on the President's FY 2000 Budget by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before the Senate Finance Committee, February 2
The "Green Book" -- General explanations of the administration's revenue proposals, February 1

January 1999

Testimony on reform of the International Monetary Fund by Deputy Secretary Lawrence H. Summers before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Export/Trade Promotion, January 27
Testimony on global economic and trade initiatives by Secretary Robert E. Rubin before Senate Finance Committee, January 26, 1999
Statement of David C. Williams on his nomination to be Inspector General for Tax Administration before the Senate Finance Committee, January 20
Statement of Edwin M. Truman on his nomination to be Assistant Secretary for International Affairs before the Senate Finance Committee, January 20
Statement of Assistant Secretary Gary Gensler on his nomination to be Under Secretary for Domestic Finance before the Senate Finance Committee, January 20
Statement of Assistant Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on his nomination to be Under Secretary for International Affairs before the Senate Finance Committee, January 20
Letter on Treasury views for meeting possible liquidity needs at credit unions related to the year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem from Secretary Robert E. Rubin to Chairman James A. Leach, House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Jan. 11

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