No, I--again, I do not know if that is encouraging some vagueness. I think the authorizing committee would say narrow that range. If CBO comes back and says this is the figure or the figures, then that is their estimate. It does not create the presumption that they have not been able to provide an estimate.
Discussing the role of the Congressional Budget Office in estimating figures during a committee discussion.
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