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John Garamendi: “By PAYGO, you mean that the Congress and the Senate in enacting tax cuts balance those tax cuts off against reductions…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2010
By PAYGO, you mean that the Congress and the Senate in enacting tax cuts balance those tax cuts off against reductions of program or vice versa. If you have a new program, the way you get the revenue to pay for it.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
Source
govinfo.gov
Nov 17, 2010

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi is discussing the PAYGO principle regarding tax cuts and program funding.

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