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J. Exon: “the President's budget is certified to be in balance by the Congressional Budget Office. Lest we forget what that is…”

On the recordMay 16, 1996
the President's budget is certified to be in balance by the Congressional Budget Office. Lest we forget what that is, the Congressional Budget Office is run and managed by a Republican appointee whom I supported to be the head of that organization. The Congressional Budget Office, whether run by a Democrat or Republican, has always been considered to be about as fair as you can get with regard to certifying numbers. I quote once again, as I did yesterday--and I will keep quoting it today every time somebody on that side of the aisle says that the President's budget is not balanced--and that is this quote from the Congressional Budget Office headed by June O'Neill. The President's budget proposes policies that the Congressional Budget Office estimates would balance the budget by the year 2002.
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska
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Defending the President's budget balance during a debate on the House floor.

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