Byron Dorgan: “Well, let us suppose that in 7, 8, or 9 years we see the deficit begin to explode on us. Is the Senator suggesting that…”

“Well, let us suppose that in 7, 8, or 9 years we see the deficit begin to explode on us. Is the Senator suggesting that we cut health care for kids, but that we retain tax cuts that are backloaded, that are six and eight times as large in the year 2007 than in the year 2002, and are for the largest income earners in this country? I would like to see us vote on that in the U.S. Senate. My point is we are making deliberate decisions about the Tax Code here, some good decisions, some I think are not so good. We need to think about the consequences of these decisions. This motion would help us do that. If the tax cuts exceed the expected amount and if we are also running a deficit in the outyears, four provisions of this tax cut bill would be temporarily suspended. That is my motion to refer today. I hope the Senate would consider it favorably. I yield back the balance of my time.”