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Letter to the Honorable Richard C. Shelby 1 (April 2004)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo9067 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE                            Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director
U.S. Congress
Washington, DC 20515
April 8, 2004
Honorable Richard C. Shelby
Chairman
Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to send you the attachment, Updated Estimates of the Subsidies to the Housing
GSEs. The primary authors are Deborah Lucas and David Torregrosa.
The estimates of the subsidies received by the government-sponsored enterprises and passed
through to borrowers in the mortgage market are based on CBO's May 2001 study Federal
Subsidies and the Housing GSEs. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective and
impartial analysis, the attached analysis includes no recommendations.
If you have any questions concerning the analysis, please let me know. Your staff may also
contact David Torregrosa directly at (202) 225-6926.
Sincerely,
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Attachment
cc:   Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes
Ranking Member
Honorable Michael G. Oxley
Chairman, House Committee on Financial Services
Honorable Barney Frank
Ranking Member, House Committee on Financial Services

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