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Ben Cardin: “I do not think that it is ever extraneous to try to offset the cost of the bill, and that is the reason this provision…”

On the recordApril 9, 2003
I do not think that it is ever extraneous to try to offset the cost of the bill, and that is the reason this provision was put in, so we do not add to the deficit.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of offsetting costs in legislation.

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