The following is the text of a letter from OMB Watch to Congress on HR 7.
July 16, 2001
Dear Member:
The President's faith-based initiative, H.R. 7, the “Community Solutions Act,” will likely be on the House floor this week, probably on Wednesday, July 18. OMB Watch strongly urges you to oppose the bill. We do so not simply out of opposition to the “charitable choice” provisions, but also because the charitable giving provisions, particularly the non-itemizer deduction, have become too watered down.