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Downsizing term surfaces in Congress as car makers cut size
Washington AP report notes Bernard Shapiro's use of downsizing during a June 6 1977 House Ways and Means Committee session about energy taxes. The article ties the moment to General Motors cutting car sizes and traces early adoption in congressional vocabulary. It also covers Mosss tally demand, Billy Carter quotes, Orrin Hatch on regulation and forms, and Robert Byrds Grand Ole Opry memory.
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Washington
Bernard Shapiro
House
Ways and Means Committee
Shapiro
Joint Congressional Committee On Taxation
General Motors
al Ullman
D-Ore
Congressional
Billy Carter
Carter
Hatch
Dave Macon
Arthur Smith
Robert C. Byrd
Senate
West Virginia
Byrd
Cumberland Gap