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David Vitter: “I was very happy to hear the distinguished chairman of the Finance Committee absolutely promise that the ObamaCare bill…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2010
I was very happy to hear the distinguished chairman of the Finance Committee absolutely promise that the ObamaCare bill will reduce the deficit, and the CBO projects that. The problem is, I think the American people have a very different view based on their gut common sense. There was a recent national scientific poll that showed significantly more Americans think there is life on Mars than think that the bill will reduce the deficit. My amendment is a simple, straightforward way to settle the question. It says for any fiscal year when those CBO costs or deficit reduction projections are busted, the entire ObamaCare bill is suspended. So, in fact, if this is ballooning spending and ballooning the deficit, we will stop it in its tracks. I urge a 'yes' vote.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana
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govinfo.gov
Mar 25, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses concerns about the deficit impact of the ObamaCare bill and proposes an amendment to address it.

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