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J. Exon: “I simply say that I am opposed to the amendment offered by the Senator from Missouri for the reasons that I stated…”

On the recordMay 20, 1996
I simply say that I am opposed to the amendment offered by the Senator from Missouri for the reasons that I stated previously. We still do not know the details of where the offsets would come from to make up for the big, huge tax decrease that is being suggested. I believe that, while they are not spelled out in the detail that we would anticipate, by and large, most of the cuts that are being proposed, without specifics from the Senator from Missouri, will fall into discretionary spending. As has been pointed out by the excellent address to the body by the Senator from North Dakota a few moments ago, those particular discretionary spending items are the ones that already have been dramatically reduced.
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska
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Opposing an amendment related to tax decreases and discretionary spending during Senate floor debate.

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