On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
Statutory PAYGO would hold us to a simple but bedrock principle: Congress can only spend a dollar if it saves a dollar elsewhere.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “Statutory PAYGO would hold us to a simple but bedrock principle: Congress can only spend a dollar if it saves a dollar…”
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Statement on House of Representatives Passage of Pay-As-You-Go Legislation
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