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Bill Bennett: the Senator from Illinois began by saying that the facts were different than those I had outlined. I would ask him to…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2005
the Senator from Illinois began by saying that the facts were different than those I had outlined. I would ask him to tell me where my facts are wrong. He referred to the GAO and the CBO, all of which are fully aware of the facts I quoted, and all of which, to my understanding, endorsed the facts I quoted. So I would like to know where factually I was in error.
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Bill Bennett

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Challenging a colleague's claims about the accuracy of presented facts during a debate.

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