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Barack Obama: The passage of statutory PAYGO today will help usher out an era of irresponsibility and begin putting the country back…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
The passage of statutory PAYGO today will help usher out an era of irresponsibility and begin putting the country back on a fiscally sustainable path.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on House of Representatives Passage of Pay-As-You-Go Legislation

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