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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
What this amendment says is, where we violate our own rules in terms of pay-go, we will actually publish both the number of times and the amount of dollars we do that. It is about transparency of the Senate, being honest with the American people. Since that time, including this bill, we will have passed $120 billion of debt to our kids by saying we waive pay-go. But it is not OK not to let the American people know that and let them keep track of us. This amendment is very simple. Anytime we create a new program, anytime we pass and violate the pay-go rules by overriding the pay-go point of order, then we should list that with the American people so they can see what we are doing. It is quite simple, quite straightforward. It doesn't require any time.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Mar 9, 2010

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Senator Coburn discusses an amendment aimed at increasing transparency regarding violations of pay-go rules.

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