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Chris Van Hollen: My understanding of this is it strikes the provision and, therefore, meets the requirements. After all, this is the…

On the recordApril 29, 2015
My understanding of this is it strikes the provision and, therefore, meets the requirements. After all, this is the first bill we are debating since the budget was passed. The budget opens the door wide to this accounting scam that Republicans on the Budget Committee just last year said was a gross runaround of the budget rules. I want to read, Mr. Chairman, from the report from the Budget Committee last year that said that abuse of the OCO cap adjustment is a backdoor loophole that undermines the integrity of the budget process. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman must confine his remarks to the point of order.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland
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Apr 29, 2015

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