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John Spratt: “Would it be the chairman's intention in the next Congress to introduce legislation, pass it through our committee, bring…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2002
Would it be the chairman's intention in the next Congress to introduce legislation, pass it through our committee, bring it to the floor, which would reinstate discretionary spending caps and the PAYGO rule for 5 additional years?
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John Spratt
South Carolina

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Inquiring about future legislative intentions regarding spending caps and PAYGO rules.

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