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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the remarks of my friend from across the Ohio River. I would say that if we want to do things like show what the per-taxpayer impact of our decisions might be, we also might want to look at how much the Federal deficit has been reduced in the last 8 years. In 2009, when President Obama came into office, the Federal deficit was $1.4 trillion. It is now right about just over $400 billion--still a lot of money. But I did the calculation, and that is almost a $7,000 reduction in the deficit per individual taxpayer over the last 8 years. So it can be a positive thing as well. But if we want to add a mathematical calculation to a budget, we really ought to be looking at the one the Republican Party approved in March. That budget, the Republican House budget, doesn't add up. When I say that, I mean it literally doesn't add up. Here are a couple of examples: Their budget fully repeals ObamaCare but still counts all the revenue that is raised from the law. The House has approved more than $610 billion worth of tax cuts this year, yet none of that lost revenue is accounted for in the Republican budget. There are other tax cuts that are scheduled to expire that we all know will be extended, but, again, the Republican budget reflects none of that lost revenue. So, yes, I will support this bill which requires that the President's budget include this one very basic calculation.…”