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Bill Pascrell: No, not yet. I'm not finished. Then you can interject your thoughts. Don't look so startled, because what you've said is…

On the recordMarch 29, 2012
No, not yet. I'm not finished. Then you can interject your thoughts. Don't look so startled, because what you've said is startling. You didn't pay for those two tax cuts, you didn't pay for two wars, and you didn't pay for the prescription drug plan that you put into effect. In fact, you didn't even vote for it, Mr. Chairman, yourself. The point of the matter is, you pay for nothing, then you're accusing us--you're accusing those on this side of the aisle of not being responsible? Do you know what you've done? By 2020, the portion of the debt gets bigger because of those things you folks did a few years ago, and you have amnesia about it. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. The Chair must remind Members to address their remarks to the Chair, not to others in the second person. {time} 1240
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Bill Pascrell
Democratic · New Jersey
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Mar 29, 2012

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