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TESTIMONY AND
STATEMENTS
The following persons have appeared before the Commission
to testify, have presented a written statement, or both. The individuals
are identified below in alphabetical order. A one-page staff summary is
available for each individual. If written testimony was provided, that
also is available.
James J. Abel, Executive Vice President and CFO, Lamson &
Sessions, on behalf of Financial Executives Institute (appearance on May
8, 1998)
Robert Eisner, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Northwestern
University; former president, American Economic Association (appearance
on April 24, 1998)
Financial Executives Institute: Proposal on Federal Capital Asset
Budgeting. This proposal was mentioned in the testiomny of James J.
Abel on May 8 (see entry above for James J. Abel). The proposal was presented
to the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee in May 1995.
Martin Ives, formerly a member of the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB), which establishes accounting standards for State
and local governments, and the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
(FASAB), which recommends accounting standards for the Federal Government
(appearance on May 8, 1998)
Robert D. Reischauer, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings
Institution; former Director, Congressional Budget Office (1989-1995) (appearance
on April 24, 1998)
Edward G. Rendell, mayor of Philadelphia and Chairman, Rebuild
America Coalition, with James Lebenthal, Vice Chairman, Rebuild America
Coalition, and William Bertera, Executive Director, Rebuild America Coalition
(appearance on January 30, 1998)
Charles L. Schultze, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Economic Studies,
Brookings Institution; former president, American Economic Association;
former chairman, Council of Economic Advisers (Carter Administration);
former director, U.S. Bureau of the Budget (Johnson Administration) (appearance
on April 24, 1998)
Ronald L. Tillett, Secretary of Finance, Commonwealth of Virginia
(appearance on May 8, 1998). Mr. Tillett also distributed the "Six-Year
Capital Outlay Plan: 1998-2004" for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
George Troup, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of New Zealand
(appearance on May 8, 1998). In addition to his initial written statement,
Mr. Troup later provided written answers (June 18, 1998) to certain questions
asked during the testimony, and at the testimony made available five other
documents:
Graham C. Scott, Government Reform in New Zealand, International
Monetary Fund, Washington DC, 1996;
New Zealand Treasury, Financial Statements of the Government of
New Zealand, For the Nine Months Ended 31 March 1998 (1 May 1998);
New Zealand Treasury, A Guide to the Management of Departmental
Fixed Assets, 1991;
New Zealand Treasury, A Guide to the Management of Departmental
Purchasing, 1991; and
New Zealand Treasury, A Guide to the Management of Departmental
Working Capital, 1991.
