The pending amendment by the Senator from Arizona is not paid for, which means he has not suggested increasing some other tax to set it off or cutting spending to offset it; it is simply added to the debt of America. And if that debt the Senator from Arizona wants to add to our national debt over the next 10 years is funded from foreign sources, how much more is going to be added to this figure by the amendment of the Senator from Arizona?
Questioning the funding of an amendment during Senate floor debate.
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