Isn't it correct that under the President's budget, actually the deficit next year, according to the Congressional Budget Office, will be $24 or $25 billion more than if we did not pass a budget? In other words, his budget actually increases the deficit for the next 4 years in relationship to present law?
Don Nickles: “Isn't it correct that under the President's budget, actually the deficit next year, according to the Congressional…”
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Questioning the impact of the President's budget on the deficit during a floor debate.
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