MSA Gold Reserves Audit Introduced by Representative Esteban Perez, New Mexico
To audit the gold reserves of the Mountain States of America, presently unaudited, to inform administrations present and future and ensure their size is known and accounted for.
The bill legislates the following:
Auditing the gold reserves of the Mountain States of America, presently estimated at around 500 credits worth.
Confirming that the audit be carried out by the Department of the Treasury, which will issue a report and brief the Secretary of the Treasury and the President on the findings.
Stating that in addition to the Secretary of the Treasury and President, the Chairs of the House & Senate Committees on the Budget shall likewise be informed upon the commencement of each Congress.
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Representative Esteban Perez, House Minority Whip, NM wrote:Esteemed Representatives of the Mountain States of America,
It will not have gone unnoticed by you all that the issue of the gold reserves of these Mountain States has reappeared in the news. I am not going to begin a debate on the relative merits or weaknesses of Mr Dorian's propositions - that I leave for the media and a relevant debate.
This draft bill would begin an audit however of these gold reserves. I have, in order to ease any nerves about the bill, added no clause requiring the results of the audit to go beyond the Secretary of the Treasury and senior members of the House Committee on the Budget. Personally I do not feel that the gold reserves' size ought to be known by our neighbors or potential adversaries. But I am sure that we all can agree that it is imperative that the size of such an asset be ascertained so that the chance of fraud, theft, misuse or overestimation - however apparently minute - be entirely minimal.
I do not believe it requires Committee amendment, but I put this bill to the Speaker for his moving on to the floor of House, or for referral to committee.
Representative Scott McNamara, Nebraska wrote:The motion is seconded.
Representative Arthur Robertson wrote:
While it wouldn't hurt to know the exact extent of one of our main economic assets, the Socialist Party believes that even the proposed number of people informed is too much. This is an issue, after all, of national security and central to our sovereignty. We therefore propose that the audit be carried out by the Department of the Treasury, which will issue a report and brief the Secretary of the Treasury and the President on the findings.
If these amendments are added we would support this measure.
Anthony Calhoun Nordquist wrote:The bill has been moved to the relevant subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, where the additional amendments shall be discussed.
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Representative Esteban Perez, NM wrote:I thank the Speaker for referring this to Committee; though I do find it odd it did not go to the Budget Committee, I will welcome the committee's thoughts.
As far as Representative Robertson's comments go, I would agree but suggest a compromise wherein the Chair of the Committee on the Budget is informed with each new Congress. I entirely support his other comments.
Representative Esteban Perez, NM wrote:We are glad a consensus has been reached on the issue, and would be glad to second the motion of Representative Robertson. We await the Committee's referral back to the House so that this may be speedily passed.
Congressman Thomas Higgins, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations wrote:After careful review, the House Appropriations Committee finds this bill, as well as it's suggested amendment, acceptable, and hereby return this bill to the House floor for debate and final voting.
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Representative Ricardo Solana, TX wrote:
As currently amended, I see no problem in supporting a continuation to keeping our nation's financial records in order.
Representative Jeannette Johnson, MO wrote:As amended, me and my colleagues have no issue with this bill. This is a step towards the fiscal responsibility that this nation needs
Representative Sonja Armstrong, LA wrote:Socialists across America support this measure.
((4 Socialist-Worker votes IN FAVOR))
[[GUISE, a quorum on this bill has finally been reached. I'm so proud <3. To move this along, whoever proposed the bill can change the title tag to [SENATE] and post to announce various stuffs.]]
