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Cato Testimony
Before Congress, State Legislatures, and Other Government Bodies

Testimony 2009

• Assessing Cybersecurity Activities at NIST and DHS -- June 25, 2009.

• Indigent Representation: A Growing National Crisis -- June 4, 2009.

• Representation of Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases: A Constitutional Crisis in Michigan and Other States? -- March 26, 2009.

• From Competition to Collaboration: Strengthening the U.S.-Russia Relationship -- February 25, 2009.

• Climate Crisis: National Security, Economic, and Public Health Threats -- February 12, 2009.

• Expanding Health Insurance Choice & Affordability in Virginia -- February 2, 2009

Testimony 2008

• The Collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- December 9, 2008
• Rising Food Prices: Budget Challenges -- July 30, 2008
• Opening the World of Export Opportunity to U.S. Small Businesses -- June 19, 2008
• Modern Public School Facilities: Investing in the Future -- February 13, 2008
• Economic Stimulus: Budget Policy for a Strong Economy -- January 30, 2008

Testimony 2007

• Reforming Health Care Programs in Missouri -- November 5, 2007
• The Federal REAL ID Act of 2005 -- October 25, 2007
• House Bill 1028 Regarding the National Popular Vote -- October 18, 2007
• Reforming Health Care in Wisconsin -- October 2, 2007
• Reforming Health Care in Alaska -- September 10, 2007
• The Large Stake of U.S. Small Business in an Expanding Global Economy -- June 13, 2007
• Energy Efficiency: Can Tax Incentives Reduce Consumption? -- May 24, 2007
• Will REAL ID Actually Make Us Safer? An Examination of Privacy and Civil Liberties Concerns -- May 8, 2007
• Hearing on Proposals to Improve the Electronic Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement System -- April 26, 2007
• An Evaluation of the Campaign Accountability Act of 2007 -- April 18, 2007
• The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 -- April 17, 2007
• Understanding the Realities of REAL ID: A Review of Efforts to Secure Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards -- March 26, 2007
• The Federal Tax Gap -- February 16, 2007
• Hearing on "Overseas Sweatshop Abuses, Their Impact on U.S. Workers, and the Need for Anti-Sweatshop Legislation" -- February 14, 2007
• The REAL ID Act: Ill-Considered -- February 13, 2007
• Reforming Health Care in Kansas -- February 13, 2007
• Escaping the Trap: Why the United States Must Leave Iraq -- January 11, 2007
• Balancing Privacy and Security: The Privacy Implications of Government Data Mining Programs -- January 10, 2007

Testimony 2006

• America's Public Debt: How Do We Keep It From Rising? -- September 28, 2006
• The State of the Economy and the Budget -- September 28, 2006
• China's Financial System and Monetary Policies: The Impact on U.S. Exchange Rates, Capital Markets, and Interest Rates -- August 22, 2006
• What Price Free Speech? Whistleblowers and the Ceballos Decision -- June 29, 2006
• Transparency and Control: Improving Financial Management in Congress -- May 25, 2006
• HB 1582: An Act Prohibiting New Hampshire From Participating in a National Identification Card System -- April 10, 2006.
• Wartime Executive Power and the NSA's Surveillance Authority II, Response to Supplementary Questions -- March 24, 2006
• The Need for Tax Reform and the Possibility of a Flat Tax for the District of Columbia -- March 8, 2006
• Wartime Executive Power and the NSA's Surveillance Authority II -- February 28, 2006

Testimony 2005

• Guns and Butter: Setting Priorities in Federal Spending in the Context of Natural Disasters, Deficits, and War -- October 25, 2005
• An Evaluation of Medicare's Prescription Drug Policy -- September 22, 2005
• Commerce and Consumer Protection Implications of Hurricane Katrina -- September 22, 2005
• Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005 -- September 7, 2005
• Ending Taxpayer Funding for Public Broadcasting -- July 11, 2005
• Oversight Hearing on the District of Columbia's Gun Control Laws -- June 28, 2005
• Testimony of William G. Shipman before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means -- June 21, 2005
• Testimony of Ian Vásquez before the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security -- June 16, 2005
• Testimony of Radley Balko before the District of Columbia City Council -- June 14, 2005
• Testimony of Michael Tanner before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Securities and Investment -- June 14, 2005
• The Promise of Registered Traveler -- June 9, 2005
• The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Serving Our National Economy -- May 26, 2005
• Testimony of Michael Tanner before the Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security -- May 17, 2005
• Testimony of Michael Tanner before the Committee on Ways and Means -- May 12, 2005
• Proposal for a "Dual-Rate Income Tax" -- April 29, 2005
• Testimony of Michael Tanner before the Senate Commitee on Finance -- April 26, 2005
• Welfare Reform Reauthorization Proposals -- February 10, 2005
• Social Security Reform before the Senate Democratic Policy Commitee -- January 28, 2005
• Legalizing Prescription Drug Importation -- January 26, 2005

Testimony 2004

• Overcoming Mythology in the Debate over Media Ownership -- September 28, 2004
• Mandatory Retirement Age Rules: Is It Time To Re-evaluate? -- September 9, 2004
• On Strengthening Social Security: Can We Learn from Other Nations? -- May 18, 2004
• Thinking About the Next Telecom Act -- April 28, 2004
• The Law of the Sea Treaty: Inconsistent With American Interests -- April 8, 2004
• Securing Our Borders Under a Temporary Guest Worker Program -- April 1, 2004
• The Future of Retirement in the United States -- January 22, 2004
• Federal Budget Deficit -- January 20, 2004

Testimony 2003

• Spam and its Effects on Small Business -- October 30, 2003
• A Medicare Prescription Drug Safety Net -- September 24, 2003
• The Economics of the Pharmaceutical Industry -- June 25, 2003
• Public Education In Washington DC -- May 9, 2003
• Overcoming Obstacles Facing the Uninsured -- May 8, 2003
• President Bush's Economic Growth Tax Cut -- March 18, 2003
• Proposals for Economic Growth and Job Creation -- February 11, 2003
• Ownership with Chinese Characteristics: Private Property Rights and Land Reform in the PRC -- February 3, 2003
• Dividend Taxation: Nearly All Major Nations Relieve Double Taxation -- January 21, 2003

Testimony 2002

• Hearing on the Final Report Produced by The President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security -- October 3, 2002
• Genetic Privacy -- September 12, 2002
• Rising Health Care Costs: The New Role for Consumer Empowerment, Greater Cost Medical Savings Accounts, and Two-Tiered Defined Contribution Health Plans -- August 13, 2002
• S.J. Res. 35: Proposing a Victims' Rights Amendment -- July 17, 2002
• Department of Homeland Security -- June 25, 2002
• International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy Hearings -- May 1, 2002
• 'Sunsetting' to Reform and Abolish Federal Agencies -- April 23, 2002
• Argentina's Current Political-Economic Crisis -- March 5, 2002

Testimony 2001

• Economic Stimulus Proposals -- December 6, 2001
• Public Hearing on China's Capital Requirements and U. S. Capital Markets -- December 6, 2001
• Executive Branch Arrests and Trials (Military Tribunals) -- December 4, 2001
• The Current State of Chile's Private Pension System -- July 31, 2001
• Rating Entertainment Ratings: How Well are They Working for Parents, and What can be Done to Improve Them? -- July 25, 2001
• The CIA's Refusal to Cooperate with Congressional Inquiries -- July 18, 2001
• Space Policy and Space Tourism -- June 26, 2001
• Blame Domestic Slowdown, not Trade, for Manufacturing Slump -- June 21, 2001
• Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Regulation -- May 10, 2001
• Re-Authorize or Retire the Export Import Bank? -- May 8, 2001
• The Motor Voter Act and Voter Fraud -- March 14, 2001

Testimony 2000

• The Future of Electronic Payments -- September 19, 2000
• The Presidency and the Privacy Act -- September 8, 2000
• Testimony on the Census -- July 20, 2000
• The Effect of Federal Regulations on Gasoline Prices in the Milwaukee/Chicago Area -- July 6, 2000
• Questions for the Proposed Privacy Commission -- May 16, 2000
• The Presidential System and Campaign Reform -- March 29, 2000
• The Line Item Veto -- March 23, 2000
• Safeguarding Internet Tax Fairness -- February 2, 2000
• Some Reflections on Monetary Institutions and Exchange-Rate Regimes --
  January 3, 2000

Testimony 1999

• The Impact of Executive Orders on the Legislative Process: Executive Lawmaking? -- October 27, 1999
• Regulating Mail Private Boxes -- October 19, 1999
• Carbon Dioxide: A Satanic Gas? -- October 6, 1999
• The International Monetary Fund: Challenges and Contradictions --
  September 28, 1999
• The U.S. Trade Deficit: A Sign of Good Times -- August 19, 1999
• Reforming the 1872 Mining Law -- August 3, 1999
• The Plumbing Standards Improvement Act: A Step in the Right Direction --
  July 27, 1999
• Constitutional Issues Related to Campaign Finance Reform -- July 22, 1999
• Oversight of Federal Asset Forfeiture: Its Role in Fighting Crime -- July 21, 1999
• The Importance of Data Access for Science and Governance -- July 15, 1999
• Federal Standards for Internet Privacy: A Skeptical Approach -- July 13, 1999
• Corporate Subsidies in the Federal Budget -- June 30, 1999
• Drug Legalization, Criminalization, and Harm Reduction -- June 16, 1999
• Compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act -- May 20, 1999
• The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999 -- May 11, 1999
• The First Amendment and Restrictions on Political Speech -- May 5, 1999
• How Uniformity Deals with Diversity: Does One Size Fit All? -- May 4, 1999
• Testimony on the Bank Secrecy Act and Privacy Policy -- April 20, 1999
• An Amendment to Ban Flag Desecration -- March 23, 1999
• The U.S. Role in Kosovo -- March 10, 1999
• The International Monetary Fund: Has Congressional Conditionality Made It More Effective? -- March 9, 1999
• FDIC "Know Your Customer" plan has no place in a free society -- March 4, 1999
• Investing Social Security funds in stocks "fraught with peril" -- March 3, 1999

Testimony 1998

• Kyoto Protocol "a useless appendage to an irrelevant treaty" -- July 29, 1998
• Only Japan Can Solve Japan's Problems -- July 15, 1998
• Social Security - Where's the Real Risk? -- June 30, 1998
• Civil Service Reform -- June 24, 1998
• The Causes and Consequences of the U.S. Trade Deficit -- June 11, 1998
• Internet Gambling: Prohibition v. Legalization -- May 21, 1998
• The IMF and U.S. International Policy -- May 5, 1998
• A Constitutional Amendment to Protect the Rights of Crime Victims --
  April 28, 1998
• The International Monetary Fund -- April 21, 1998
• Line Item Veto -- March 11, 1998
• Child Care -- February 23, 1998
• Tax Cuts In 1998 -- February 4, 1998

Testimony 1997

• The Effects of Proposals for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction --
  November 6, 1997
• The High Cost of NATO Expansion -- October 28, 1997
• Use a Pending Budget Surplus Only for Major Fiscal Reforms -- October 23, 1997
• The Medical Marihuana Referenda Movement in America: Federalism Implications -- October 1, 1997
• A Global Warming Treaty: Economic Issues -- September 30, 1997
• Federal Election Campaign Finance Reform: Constitutional Implications -- September 25, 1997
• Campaign Finance Reform -- September 24, 1997
• Empowering People: The Privatization of Social Security in Chile --
  September 24, 1997
• Privatizing the Social Security System in Chile -- September 18, 1997
• The First Amendment and Restrictions on Issue Advocacy -- September 18, 1997
• Response to Supplementary Questions on the Global Tobacco Settlement --
  August 15, 1997
• The Export-Import Bank -- July 17, 1997
• The Global Tobacco Settlement -- July 16, 1997
• The Global Tobacco Settlement: Transcript of Panel Discussion -- July 16, 1997
• The Worker Paycheck Fairness Act -- July 9, 1997
• Empowering People: The Privatization of Social Security -- June 26, 1997
• The U.N. Global Climate Treaty -- June 26, 1997
• The Future of Social Security for This Generation and the Next -- June 24, 1997
• The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 1997 -- June 11, 1997
• The Advanced Technology Program and Other Corporate Subsidies --
  June 3, 1997
• Judicial Misconduct and Discipline -- May 15, 1997
• Soft Money and the Presidental Campaign System -- May 14, 1997
• A National Identification System -- May 13, 1997
• A Flag Desecration Amendment -- April 30, 1997
• Government Investment of the Social Security Trust Fund -- April 30, 1997
• A Victims' Rights Amendment -- April 16, 1997
• Funding at the National Institute of Standards and Technology -- April 10, 1997
• Research & Development Budgets for the DOE, EPA, and NOAA --
  April 9, 1997
• Trade and the Commerce Department -- March 20, 1997
• NASA and a Mission to Planet Earth -- March 19, 1997
• Foreign Assistance and U.S. Foreign Policy -- March 13, 1997
• "Environmental Cancer" Isn't What We Thought or Were Told -- March 6, 1997
• Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment -- February 27, 1997
• A Commission to Review and Terminate Corporate Subsidies --
  February 13, 1997

Testimony 1996

• Social Security & Baby Boomers -- September 24, 1996
• Herbicide Exposure: Link to Disease -- September 19, 1996
• Judicial Taxation -- September 19, 1996
• Monitoring Administrative Rulemaking --
  September 12, 1996
• Monitoring Administrative Rulemaking: The Delegation Doctrine --
  September 12, 1996
• Constitutional Aspects of the Chemical Weapons Convention --
  September 10, 1996
• The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act -- July 22, 1996
• The Victims' Rights Amendment -- July 11, 1996
• The Biennial Budgeting Act of 1996 -- June 24, 1996
• Corporation for National Service and Community Service -- May 21, 1996
• Postal Service Privatization -- April 30, 1996

Testimony 1995

• Campaign Finance Reform -- November 16, 1995
• The Privatization of Social Security -- August 2, 1995
• Commerce Department Restructuring -- August 1, 1995
• Future of the Commerce Department -- July 27, 1995
• The Federalism Debate: Why Doesn't Washington Trust the States -- July 20,1995
• Population Stabilization -- July 20,1995
• Budget Process Reform -- July 13, 1995
• Direct and Indirect Taxpayer Support for Lobbying -- June 29,1995
• Property Rights and Environmental Protection -- June 27, 1995
• The State of Superfund -- June 22, 1995
• U.S.-Japan Auto Dispute -- June 13, 1995
• Replacing the Federal Income Tax -- June 8,1995
• Relationship Between the Welfare State and Crime -- June 7, 1995
• Hearings on Wiretapping and other Terrorism Proposals -- May 24, 1995
• Federal Export Promotions Programs -- May 23, 1995
• Restructuring the Department of Energy -- April 16, 1995
• The Mission of the Federal Housing Administration -- April 4, 1995
• The Advanced Technology Program --March 23, 1995
• Food and Drug Administration Consolidation --March 21, 1995
• Marijuana Sentencing Guidelines--March 14, 1995
• Welfare Reform --March 9,1995
• Repeal the Community Reinvestment Act--March 8,1995
• Reform of the 1994 Crime Bill--February 14, 1995
• A Citizens' Regulatory Bill of Rights --February 10, 1995
• Protecting Private Property Rights from Regulatory Takings --February 10, 1995
• Protection Against Federal Regulatory Abuse --February 3, 1995
• Recommendations Regarding NASA --February 2, 1995
• Congresional Term Limits --January 25, 1995
• The Line Item Veto --January 24, 1995
• Choosing a Budgetary Rule --January 24, 1995
• The Case for New Fiscal Rules --January 20, 1995
• Defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting --January 19, 1995
• Federal Energy Policy and the Department of Energy II --Januray 18, 1995
• Federal Energy Policy and the Department of Energy I --January 11, 1995
• Federal Budget Reduction Proposals --January 11, 1995
• Reforming the Social Security Earnings Test--January 9, 1995