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On the recordMay 16, 2023
So in 1974, when the Budget Control Act was done, it has 100 percent of the senators vote for it and that was because it created a filibuster-free pathway for one purpose, deficit reduction; am I correct?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the bipartisan support for deficit reduction in 1974.

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