The fact is, none of those rates change until 2010, No. 1. No. 2, the Senator's amendment also would not have the effect described by the Senator. The effect the amendment would have is to reduce revenue by $117 billion. It would put us back into deficit in 2012 by $71 billion. This amendment is a budget buster. I urge my colleagues to vote no.
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I urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.
I thought he was an outstanding Committee Chairman, and my former intern has succeeded him in his Congressional seat.
I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.
It takes guts to do that, and Chairman Arrington, you have certainly led the charge on having a commission.
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