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Kent Conrad: Because what is critical to having a budget point of order that is actually effective in reducing deficits and debt in…

On the recordMarch 10, 2004
Because what is critical to having a budget point of order that is actually effective in reducing deficits and debt in the future is having a baseline that really gets you the result you want. Unfortunately, the baseline the Senator has provided will not lead to the result as depicted on the graph. That is our conclusion.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Discussing the effectiveness of budget points of order in relation to deficits and debt.

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