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Dick Durbin: “That is exactly my point. Before he rushed off for dinner, the Senator from Oklahoma suggested if that was the case, he…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2000
That is exactly my point. Before he rushed off for dinner, the Senator from Oklahoma suggested if that was the case, he would eat the paper. I suggest my friend from Nevada save that. Perhaps we can send it along for lunch tomorrow for my colleague because I stand by that estimate. I have no reason to believe it is not true. For him to suggest the cost of this program is $56 billion whether it is 5 years in length or 10 years in length really does not square with my understanding. It certainly is going to cost us taxpayers more over a 10-year period of time than it did over a 5-year period of time. I believe that is what the Joint Committee on Taxation is telling us.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the cost implications of a proposed program during Senate debate.

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