{"id":74186,"date":"2020-05-27t12:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-27t16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=74186"},"modified":"2021-04-19t22:50:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20t02:50:26","slug":"testifying-before-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2020\/05\/27\/testifying-before-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"testifying before congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

this was a valuable experience.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

by ed mendlowitz<\/i>
\ncall me before you do anything: the art of accounting<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

i testified two times before the house ways and means committee, in june 1980 and june 1985.<\/p>\n

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each time i was given five minutes to present my views. the first time i was shaking at least four of the five minutes. this was in the capitol and here i was testifying about what they should do.
\n
\nin 1980 i gave seven specific suggestions that have all since been enacted in some form. in 1985 i presented 35 specifics why a proposed law was not fair or equitable and would cause more problems than it might eliminate. none of my recommendations was adopted and all 35 bad provisions, as well as many others, were included in the law that passed in september 1986.<\/p>\n

the theme of my 1980 testimony was that there was no such thing as a tax cut, but only a smaller increase (because of the way the tax brackets were constructed). this was picked up by ronald reagan in his campaign. he continued this theme a year later when he was president and pushed for his tax cuts to be enacted. that got me on the tv news program, \u201clive at five,\u201d in new york in 1980 and then a couple dozen more times in 1981 to explain the proposed tax legislation.<\/p>\n

how i got to testify was pretty easy. i developed a \u201cplatform\u201d and stated that i was representing the views of more than 1,000 clients. i applied directly to the house ways and means committee. i did not go through my congressional representatives or anyone else. each time i heard nothing until a few days beforehand giving me a date and time to appear.<\/p>\n

i was given a five-minute slot, but there were many other people waiting to testify, including some colleagues and leaders of our professional organizations, whom i got to meet on an equal footing.<\/p>\n

the experience was awesome. it provided an invaluable understanding of the legislative process through being there, preparing and developing a somewhat unique premise. my testimony brought attention and \u201cbragging rights.\u201d i still mention it in my bios for speeches i give.<\/p>\n

if i could do it, anyone could. you just need to make the effort. i am not sure how the process works today, but if you want to consider doing it, reach out to me for any assistance i can provide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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