I am suggesting that that legislation may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts, and I am saying that the estimates are invariably wrong. Consequently, it is an uncorrectable flaw in the amendment. Consequently, the American people cannot depend upon this amendment to balance the budget. And I am saying also that the Judiciary Committee must have known that when they wrote the committee report to give us several scapegoats.
Criticizing the reliability of budget estimates in proposed legislation.
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