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Deborah Koff Ross: We have about 5 minutes left in the Special Order, as we come to the floor of our Nation's Capitol here, the floor of…

On the recordDecember 17, 2005
We have about 5 minutes left in the Special Order, as we come to the floor of our Nation's Capitol here, the floor of the United States House of Representatives, to discuss this overwhelming debt that is saddling our country and jeopardizing its future. Mr. Tanner, if you would, number 10, require honest cost estimates for every bill that Congress votes on. The Medicare bill, there are a lot of bills that are good examples. The Congress, the people of this country need to know how their money is being spent. They need an honest cost estimate for every bill they vote on.
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Deborah Koff Ross
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